Pennsylvania Cost of Living by County
Compare annual cost of living, median household income, affordability, and major expense drivers across Pennsylvania counties. These estimates are based on a single adult household with no children. Cost rank for each county in Pennsylvania are rated from highest modeled total costs to lowest.
Counties tracked:
67Across PennsylvaniaMedian Household Income:
$81,780In PennsylvaniaMedian Annual Cost:
$43,843Across PennsylvaniaMost Expensive County:
Chester County, PA $63,160Most Affordable County:
Venango County, PA$39,688State National Rank
#9Most affordable state across the U.S.Out of 50 states plus D.C.Adams County, PA
Cost Rank: 11 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$48,850
Median Household Income:
$98,269
Cost / Income ratio :
49.7%
Biggest category: Transport$13,814
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Allegheny County, PA
Cost Rank: 18 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$46,863
Median Household Income:
$106,527
Cost / Income ratio :
44.0%
Biggest category: Housing$12,944
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Armstrong County, PA
Cost Rank: 54 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$41,751
Median Household Income:
$82,849
Cost / Income ratio :
50.4%
Biggest category: Transport$13,278
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Beaver County, PA
Cost Rank: 35 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$43,782
Median Household Income:
$90,917
Cost / Income ratio :
48.2%
Biggest category: Transport$12,665
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Bedford County, PA
Cost Rank: 59 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$41,392
Median Household Income:
$78,362
Cost / Income ratio :
52.8%
Biggest category: Transport$13,928
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Berks County, PA
Cost Rank: 21 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$45,894
Median Household Income:
$95,578
Cost / Income ratio :
48.0%
Biggest category: Transport$12,379
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Blair County, PA
Cost Rank: 65 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$40,352
Median Household Income:
$83,069
Cost / Income ratio :
48.6%
Biggest category: Transport$12,108
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PA
Bradford County, PA
Cost Rank: 25 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$44,611
Median Household Income:
$80,450
Cost / Income ratio :
55.5%
Biggest category: Transport$13,561
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Bucks County, PA
Cost Rank: 3 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$58,203
Median Household Income:
$135,125
Cost / Income ratio :
43.1%
Biggest category: Housing$17,805
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Butler County, PA
Cost Rank: 17 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$47,461
Median Household Income:
$113,174
Cost / Income ratio :
41.9%
Biggest category: Transport$13,273
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Cambria County, PA
Cost Rank: 55 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$41,641
Median Household Income:
$79,651
Cost / Income ratio :
52.3%
Biggest category: Transport$12,241
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Cameron County, PA
Cost Rank: 47 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$42,791
Median Household Income:
$61,830
Cost / Income ratio :
69.2%
Biggest category: Transport$13,135
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Carbon County, PA
Cost Rank: 31 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$43,942
Median Household Income:
$80,645
Cost / Income ratio :
54.5%
Biggest category: Transport$13,165
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Centre County, PA
Cost Rank: 5 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$54,550
Median Household Income:
$108,006
Cost / Income ratio :
50.5%
Biggest category: Housing$14,712
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Chester County, PA
Cost Rank: 1 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$63,160
Median Household Income:
$151,769
Cost / Income ratio :
41.6%
Biggest category: Housing$19,589
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Clarion County, PA
Cost Rank: 51 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$42,549
Median Household Income:
$79,395
Cost / Income ratio :
53.6%
Biggest category: Transport$13,310
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Clearfield County, PA
Cost Rank: 53 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$42,142
Median Household Income:
$75,314
Cost / Income ratio :
56.0%
Biggest category: Transport$13,310
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Clinton County, PA
Cost Rank: 27 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$44,331
Median Household Income:
$74,200
Cost / Income ratio :
59.7%
Biggest category: Transport$13,391
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Columbia County, PA
Cost Rank: 32 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$43,927
Median Household Income:
$77,998
Cost / Income ratio :
56.3%
Biggest category: Transport$12,717
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Crawford County, PA
Cost Rank: 52 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$42,242
Median Household Income:
$74,138
Cost / Income ratio :
57.0%
Biggest category: Transport$13,535
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Cumberland County, PA
Cost Rank: 13 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$48,581
Median Household Income:
$107,950
Cost / Income ratio :
45.0%
Biggest category: Transport$12,452
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Dauphin County, PA
Cost Rank: 19 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$46,811
Median Household Income:
$94,657
Cost / Income ratio :
49.5%
Biggest category: Transport$11,747
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Delaware County, PA
Cost Rank: 6 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$53,238
Median Household Income:
$115,573
Cost / Income ratio :
46.1%
Biggest category: Housing$15,233
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Elk County, PA
Cost Rank: 34 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$43,843
Median Household Income:
$83,190
Cost / Income ratio :
52.7%
Biggest category: Transport$14,024
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Erie County, PA
Cost Rank: 57 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$41,484
Median Household Income:
$81,261
Cost / Income ratio :
51.1%
Biggest category: Transport$12,084
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Fayette County, PA
Cost Rank: 56 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$41,534
Median Household Income:
$75,111
Cost / Income ratio :
55.3%
Biggest category: Transport$12,742
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Forest County, PA
Cost Rank: 62 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$40,853
Median Household Income:
$61,276
Cost / Income ratio :
66.7%
Biggest category: Transport$13,085
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Franklin County, PA
Cost Rank: 10 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$48,867
Median Household Income:
$88,785
Cost / Income ratio :
55.0%
Biggest category: Transport$13,239
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Fulton County, PA
Cost Rank: 24 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$44,985
Median Household Income:
$81,904
Cost / Income ratio :
54.9%
Biggest category: Transport$14,281
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Greene County, PA
Cost Rank: 58 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$41,463
Median Household Income:
$86,188
Cost / Income ratio :
48.1%
Biggest category: Transport$12,923
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Huntingdon County, PA
Cost Rank: 44 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$42,950
Median Household Income:
$81,780
Cost / Income ratio :
52.5%
Biggest category: Transport$13,611
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Indiana County, PA
Cost Rank: 42 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$43,106
Median Household Income:
$79,656
Cost / Income ratio :
54.1%
Biggest category: Transport$13,296
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Jefferson County, PA
Cost Rank: 60 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$41,118
Median Household Income:
$70,758
Cost / Income ratio :
58.1%
Biggest category: Transport$13,537
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Juniata County, PA
Cost Rank: 33 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$43,894
Median Household Income:
$78,750
Cost / Income ratio :
55.7%
Biggest category: Transport$14,141
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Lackawanna County, PA
Cost Rank: 49 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$42,630
Median Household Income:
$84,837
Cost / Income ratio :
50.2%
Biggest category: Transport$11,776
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Lancaster County, PA
Cost Rank: 15 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$47,775
Median Household Income:
$100,685
Cost / Income ratio :
47.4%
Biggest category: Transport$12,617
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Lawrence County, PA
Cost Rank: 66 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$39,975
Median Household Income:
$81,282
Cost / Income ratio :
49.2%
Biggest category: Transport$12,790
Cheaper Alternatives:
Lebanon County, PA
Cost Rank: 16 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$47,581
Median Household Income:
$91,891
Cost / Income ratio :
51.8%
Biggest category: Transport$12,655
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Lehigh County, PA
Cost Rank: 14 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$48,297
Median Household Income:
$94,059
Cost / Income ratio :
51.3%
Biggest category: Housing$12,596
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Luzerne County, PA
Cost Rank: 46 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$42,857
Median Household Income:
$80,310
Cost / Income ratio :
53.4%
Biggest category: Transport$12,233
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Lycoming County, PA
Cost Rank: 37 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$43,467
Median Household Income:
$80,388
Cost / Income ratio :
54.1%
Biggest category: Transport$12,787
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
McKean County, PA
Cost Rank: 63 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$40,801
Median Household Income:
$78,413
Cost / Income ratio :
52.0%
Biggest category: Transport$13,559
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Mercer County, PA
Cost Rank: 61 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$40,893
Median Household Income:
$78,611
Cost / Income ratio :
52.0%
Biggest category: Transport$12,726
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Mifflin County, PA
Cost Rank: 38 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$43,446
Median Household Income:
$71,884
Cost / Income ratio :
60.4%
Biggest category: Transport$13,273
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Monroe County, PA
Cost Rank: 7 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$53,143
Median Household Income:
$96,613
Cost / Income ratio :
55.0%
Biggest category: Transport$14,093
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Montgomery County, PA
Cost Rank: 2 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$59,885
Median Household Income:
$140,263
Cost / Income ratio :
42.7%
Biggest category: Housing$18,674
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Montour County, PA
Cost Rank: 20 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$46,059
Median Household Income:
$92,283
Cost / Income ratio :
49.9%
Biggest category: Transport$12,858
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Northampton County, PA
Cost Rank: 8 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$49,696
Median Household Income:
$106,251
Cost / Income ratio :
46.8%
Biggest category: Housing$12,682
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Northumberland County, PA
Cost Rank: 64 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$40,711
Median Household Income:
$77,435
Cost / Income ratio :
52.6%
Biggest category: Transport$12,153
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PA
Perry County, PA
Cost Rank: 28 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$44,133
Median Household Income:
$93,694
Cost / Income ratio :
47.1%
Biggest category: Transport$13,982
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Philadelphia County, PA
Cost Rank: 9 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$48,976
Median Household Income:
$71,024
Cost / Income ratio :
69.0%
Biggest category: Housing$15,326
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Pike County, PA
Cost Rank: 4 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$56,268
Median Household Income:
$92,712
Cost / Income ratio :
60.7%
Biggest category: Housing$15,240
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Potter County, PA
Cost Rank: 45 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$42,937
Median Household Income:
$74,818
Cost / Income ratio :
57.4%
Biggest category: Transport$14,231
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Schuylkill County, PA
Cost Rank: 50 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$42,567
Median Household Income:
$80,064
Cost / Income ratio :
53.2%
Biggest category: Transport$12,533
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Snyder County, PA
Cost Rank: 26 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$44,441
Median Household Income:
$80,553
Cost / Income ratio :
55.2%
Biggest category: Transport$13,784
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Somerset County, PA
Cost Rank: 41 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$43,203
Median Household Income:
$76,899
Cost / Income ratio :
56.2%
Biggest category: Transport$13,426
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Sullivan County, PA
Cost Rank: 43 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$43,001
Median Household Income:
$81,806
Cost / Income ratio :
52.6%
Biggest category: Transport$14,220
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Susquehanna County, PA
Cost Rank: 29 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$44,118
Median Household Income:
$81,291
Cost / Income ratio :
54.3%
Biggest category: Transport$13,629
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Tioga County, PA
Cost Rank: 48 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$42,724
Median Household Income:
$75,851
Cost / Income ratio :
56.3%
Biggest category: Transport$14,162
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Union County, PA
Cost Rank: 36 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$43,500
Median Household Income:
$95,927
Cost / Income ratio :
45.3%
Biggest category: Transport$13,143
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Venango County, PA
Cost Rank: 67 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$39,688
Median Household Income:
$76,833
Cost / Income ratio :
51.7%
Biggest category: Transport$13,359
Cheaper Alternatives:
Warren County, PA
Cost Rank: 39 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$43,365
Median Household Income:
$76,027
Cost / Income ratio :
57.0%
Biggest category: Transport$13,629
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Washington County, PA
Cost Rank: 23 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$45,065
Median Household Income:
$102,913
Cost / Income ratio :
43.8%
Biggest category: Transport$12,858
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Wayne County, PA
Cost Rank: 22 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$45,420
Median Household Income:
$77,621
Cost / Income ratio :
58.5%
Biggest category: Transport$13,725
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Westmoreland County, PA
Cost Rank: 40 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$43,279
Median Household Income:
$94,904
Cost / Income ratio :
45.6%
Biggest category: Transport$12,730
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
Wyoming County, PA
Cost Rank: 30 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$43,971
Median Household Income:
$84,795
Cost / Income ratio :
51.9%
Biggest category: Transport$14,006
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
York County, PA
Cost Rank: 12 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$48,740
Median Household Income:
$99,386
Cost / Income ratio :
49.0%
Biggest category: Transport$13,001
Cheaper Alternatives: Venango County, PALawrence County, PA
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