Cost Of Living in Brave, PA

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Brave	Pennsylvania	National
Cost of living	73	98	100
Goods & Services	95	99	100
Groceries	96	99	100
Health care	92	94	100
Housing	22	91	100
Transportation	94	106	100
Utilities	94	107	100

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The cost of living in Brave is 26% lower than the Pennsylvania average
The cost of living in Brave is 27% lower than the national average
Brave housing is 78% lower than the national average
Pennsylvania general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Pennsylvania state income tax is 18% higher than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$74,750	$6,229	$1,744	$2,243
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Pennsylvania Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Pennsylvania	6%	8%

Pennsylvania Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Pennsylvania	3.07%	3.07%

Goods & Services

Item	Brave	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$29.44	$24.26	21.4%
Beauty Salon	$49.17	$45.56	7.9%
Toothpaste	$3.80	$3.70	2.6%
Shampoo	$1.15	$1.28	10.5%
Movie	$10.26	$12.13	15.4%
Bowling	$17.17	$18.00	4.6%

Groceries

Item	Brave	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.63	$5.84	3.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.35	$1.57	14.2%
Milk	$4.56	$4.67	2.4%
Potatoes	$5.49	$4.93	11.3%
Pizza	$11.17	$12.09	7.6%
Beer	$10.15	$10.41	2.5%

Health Care

Item	Brave	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$126.67	$125.68	0.8%
Doctor	$137.65	$135.78	1.4%
Dentist	$100.44	$113.29	11.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.20	$10.65	4.3%
Lipitor	$375.63	$468.60	19.8%

Housing

Item	Brave	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$40,300.00	$184,700.00	78.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,880.59	$2,346.69	19.9%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Brave	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.46	$3.46	0.1%
Tire Balancing	$47.54	$59.92	20.7%

Utilities

Item	Brave	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$178.61	$193.99	7.9%
Phone	$185.45	$192.25	3.5%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
New Freeport, PA	53	95	5.2%
Littleton, WV	184	95	5.2%
Pentress, WV	91	95	5.2%
Bobtown, PA	618	76	24.2%
Rachel, WV	312	79	21.4%
Brave, PA	205	73	27.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
College City, CA	205	112	11.6%
Castana, IA	205	75	24.6%
Coulter, IA	205	81	18.6%
Sherrill, IA	205	98	2.3%
Onaway, ID	205	95	4.9%
Brave, PA	205	73	27.1%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Brave, PA