Index | Great Bend | Pennsylvania | National |
Cost of living | 90 | 98 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 92 | 99 | 100 |
Groceries | 99 | 99 | 100 |
Health care | 98 | 94 | 100 |
Housing | 75 | 91 | 100 |
Transportation | 95 | 106 | 100 |
Utilities | 105 | 107 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $50,781 | $4,232 | $1,185 | $1,524 |
Renters | $33,672 | $2,806 | $786 | $1,010 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Pennsylvania | 6% | 8% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Pennsylvania | 3.07% | 3.07% |
Item | Great Bend | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $15.07 | $24.26 | 37.9% |
Beauty Salon | $34.93 | $45.56 | 23.3% |
Toothpaste | $3.62 | $3.70 | 2.4% |
Shampoo | $1.53 | $1.28 | 19.2% |
Movie | $10.20 | $12.13 | 15.9% |
Bowling | $13.92 | $18.00 | 22.7% |
Item | Great Bend | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.70 | $5.84 | 2.3% |
Fried Chicken | $1.36 | $1.57 | 13.2% |
Milk | $4.59 | $4.67 | 1.7% |
Potatoes | $5.35 | $4.93 | 8.5% |
Pizza | $9.94 | $12.09 | 17.7% |
Beer | $11.82 | $10.41 | 13.6% |
Item | Great Bend | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $107.51 | $125.68 | 14.5% |
Doctor | $98.82 | $135.78 | 27.2% |
Dentist | $136.17 | $113.29 | 20.2% |
Ibuprofen | $10.78 | $10.65 | 1.2% |
Lipitor | $480.97 | $468.60 | 2.6% |
Item | Great Bend | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $123,100.00 | $184,700.00 | 33.4% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,547.84 | $2,346.69 | 34.0% |
Apartment Rent | $889.00 | $949.00 | 6.3% |
Item | Great Bend | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.64 | $3.46 | 5.2% |
Tire Balancing | $42.06 | $59.92 | 29.8% |
Item | Great Bend | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $205.85 | $193.99 | 6.1% |
Phone | $196.00 | $192.25 | 2.0% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Binghamton University, NY | 6,162 | 99 | 0.8% |
Susquehanna Depot, PA | 1,378 | 83 | 17.2% |
Lanesboro, PA | 652 | 83 | 17.2% |
Hallstead, PA | 1,213 | 84 | 16.4% |
Windsor, NY | 1,085 | 84 | 16.2% |
Great Bend, PA | 818 | 90 | 10.3% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Maricopa Colony, AZ | 818 | 102 | 2.0% |
Alto, CA | 818 | 342 | 242.4% |
Enterprise, KS | 818 | 81 | 18.7% |
Village of Clarkston, MI | 818 | 120 | 20.2% |
Woodridge, NY | 818 | 94 | 5.6% |
Great Bend, PA | 818 | 90 | 10.3% |