| Index | Wakefield | Pennsylvania | National |
| Cost of living | 114 | 98 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 106 | 99 | 100 |
| Groceries | 106 | 99 | 100 |
| Health care | 107 | 94 | 100 |
| Housing | 136 | 91 | 100 |
| Transportation | 108 | 106 | 100 |
| Utilities | 92 | 107 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $73,523 | $6,127 | $1,715 | $2,206 |
| Renters | $55,313 | $4,609 | $1,291 | $1,660 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Pennsylvania | 6% | 8% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Pennsylvania | 3.07% | 3.07% |
| Item | Wakefield | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $30.14 | $24.26 | 24.2% |
| Beauty Salon | $47.42 | $45.56 | 4.1% |
| Toothpaste | $3.61 | $3.70 | 2.4% |
| Shampoo | $1.41 | $1.28 | 10.4% |
| Movie | $12.71 | $12.13 | 4.7% |
| Bowling | $19.50 | $18.00 | 8.3% |
| Item | Wakefield | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.73 | $5.84 | 1.9% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.52 | $1.57 | 3.6% |
| Milk | $4.81 | $4.67 | 3.0% |
| Potatoes | $5.40 | $4.93 | 9.5% |
| Pizza | $11.33 | $12.09 | 6.2% |
| Beer | $11.96 | $10.41 | 14.8% |
| Item | Wakefield | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $113.67 | $125.68 | 9.6% |
| Doctor | $149.53 | $135.78 | 10.1% |
| Dentist | $132.28 | $113.29 | 16.8% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.94 | $10.65 | 2.7% |
| Lipitor | $438.67 | $468.60 | 6.4% |
| Item | Wakefield | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $269,200.00 | $184,700.00 | 45.7% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,192.51 | $2,346.69 | 6.6% |
| Apartment Rent | $1,068.00 | $949.00 | 12.5% |
| Item | Wakefield | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.50 | $3.46 | 1.0% |
| Tire Balancing | $74.86 | $59.92 | 24.9% |
| Item | Wakefield | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $173.73 | $193.99 | 10.4% |
| Phone | $182.79 | $192.25 | 4.9% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Lincoln University, PA | 1,843 | 104 | 4.4% |
| Delta, PA | 513 | 101 | 0.6% |
| Susquehanna Trails, PA | 2,046 | 101 | 0.8% |
| Christiana, PA | 977 | 101 | 0.8% |
| Port Deposit, MD | 624 | 104 | 3.5% |
| Wakefield, PA | 512 | 114 | 13.8% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Gisela, AZ | 512 | 103 | 3.1% |
| Mulford, CO | 512 | 169 | 68.7% |
| Birmingham, IA | 512 | 83 | 16.9% |
| Perrysville, IN | 512 | 85 | 15.1% |
| Taylorsville, IN | 512 | 86 | 14.5% |
| Wakefield, PA | 512 | 114 | 13.8% |
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