Cost Of Living in Saxton, 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	Saxton	Pennsylvania	National
Cost of living	87	98	100
Goods & Services	93	99	100
Groceries	100	99	100
Health care	91	94	100
Housing	53	91	100
Transportation	107	106	100
Utilities	125	107	100

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The cost of living in Saxton is 12% lower than the Pennsylvania average
The cost of living in Saxton is 13% lower than the national average
Saxton housing is 47% 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	$49,444	$4,120	$1,154	$1,483
Renters	$17,857	$1,488	$417	$536

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	Saxton	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.73	$24.26	2.2%
Beauty Salon	$40.40	$45.56	11.3%
Toothpaste	$3.72	$3.70	0.6%
Shampoo	$1.39	$1.28	8.5%
Movie	$11.77	$12.13	3.0%
Bowling	$16.24	$18.00	9.8%

Groceries

Item	Saxton	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.70	$5.84	2.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.6%
Milk	$4.52	$4.67	3.2%
Potatoes	$5.47	$4.93	10.8%
Pizza	$12.83	$12.09	6.2%
Beer	$10.58	$10.41	1.6%

Health Care

Item	Saxton	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$109.26	$125.68	13.1%
Doctor	$100.92	$135.78	25.7%
Dentist	$110.50	$113.29	2.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.45	$10.65	1.9%
Lipitor	$502.54	$468.60	7.2%

Housing

Item	Saxton	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$98,800.00	$184,700.00	46.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,225.61	$2,346.69	5.2%
Apartment Rent	$506.00	$949.00	46.7%

Transportation

Item	Saxton	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.73	$3.46	7.6%
Tire Balancing	$64.05	$59.92	6.9%

Utilities

Item	Saxton	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$270.68	$193.99	39.5%
Phone	$196.77	$192.25	2.4%

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.
Valley-Hi, PA	2	106	6.3%
Coalmont, PA	43	83	17.0%
Hopewell, PA	241	83	16.8%
Dudley, PA	188	85	15.3%
East Freedom, PA	578	86	13.8%
Saxton, PA	644	87	13.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Kingston, GA	644	81	18.5%
Halaula, HI	644	157	57.3%
Albion, IA	644	88	11.8%
Farmington, IA	644	79	20.5%
Mount Auburn, IL	644	77	23.0%
Saxton, PA	644	87	13.4%

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 Saxton, PA