| Index | Port Carbon | Pennsylvania | National |
| Cost of living | 87 | 98 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 107 | 99 | 100 |
| Groceries | 99 | 99 | 100 |
| Health care | 110 | 94 | 100 |
| Housing | 49 | 91 | 100 |
| Transportation | 108 | 106 | 100 |
| Utilities | 93 | 107 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $53,438 | $4,453 | $1,247 | $1,603 |
| Renters | $34,464 | $2,872 | $804 | $1,034 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Pennsylvania | 6% | 8% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Pennsylvania | 3.07% | 3.07% |
| Item | Port Carbon | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $26.17 | $24.26 | 7.9% |
| Beauty Salon | $40.39 | $45.56 | 11.4% |
| Toothpaste | $3.77 | $3.70 | 1.9% |
| Shampoo | $1.43 | $1.28 | 11.4% |
| Movie | $12.52 | $12.13 | 3.2% |
| Bowling | $15.56 | $18.00 | 13.6% |
| Item | Port Carbon | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.65 | $5.84 | 3.2% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.45 | $1.57 | 8.0% |
| Milk | $4.49 | $4.67 | 3.8% |
| Potatoes | $5.37 | $4.93 | 8.8% |
| Pizza | $11.67 | $12.09 | 3.4% |
| Beer | $11.13 | $10.41 | 6.9% |
| Item | Port Carbon | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $123.25 | $125.68 | 1.9% |
| Doctor | $177.40 | $135.78 | 30.7% |
| Dentist | $118.44 | $113.29 | 4.6% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.64 | $10.65 | 0.2% |
| Lipitor | $469.00 | $468.60 | 0.1% |
| Item | Port Carbon | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $81,500.00 | $184,700.00 | 55.9% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,026.41 | $2,346.69 | 13.6% |
| Apartment Rent | $563.00 | $949.00 | 40.7% |
| Item | Port Carbon | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.66 | $3.46 | 5.7% |
| Tire Balancing | $68.88 | $59.92 | 15.0% |
| Item | Port Carbon | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $169.62 | $193.99 | 12.6% |
| Phone | $195.81 | $192.25 | 1.9% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Strong, PA | 193 | 104 | 3.7% |
| Slabtown, PA | 159 | 100 | 0.1% |
| Wilburton Number Two, PA | 76 | 100 | 0.1% |
| Deer Lake CDP, PA | 462 | 104 | 3.7% |
| Centralia, PA | 0 | 104 | 3.7% |
| Port Carbon, PA | 1,701 | 87 | 12.8% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Owenton, KY | 1,701 | 85 | 15.0% |
| Elm City, NC | 1,701 | 85 | 15.0% |
| Shreve, OH | 1,701 | 85 | 15.1% |
| Arapahoe, WY | 1,701 | 88 | 11.8% |
| Nipigon, ON | 1,701 | n/a | |
| Port Carbon, PA | 1,701 | 87 | 12.8% |
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