| Index | Thompsontown | Pennsylvania | National |
| Cost of living | 94 | 98 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 107 | 99 | 100 |
| Groceries | 99 | 99 | 100 |
| Health care | 110 | 94 | 100 |
| Housing | 71 | 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 | $65,750 | $5,479 | $1,534 | $1,973 |
| Renters | $32,708 | $2,726 | $763 | $981 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Pennsylvania | 6% | 8% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Pennsylvania | 3.07% | 3.07% |
| Item | Thompsontown | 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 | Thompsontown | 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 | Thompsontown | 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 | Thompsontown | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $134,100.00 | $184,700.00 | 27.4% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,026.41 | $2,346.69 | 13.6% |
| Apartment Rent | $643.00 | $949.00 | 32.2% |
| Item | Thompsontown | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.66 | $3.46 | 5.7% |
| Tire Balancing | $68.88 | $59.92 | 15.0% |
| Item | Thompsontown | 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. |
| Alfarata, PA | 150 | 104 | 3.7% |
| Mifflin, PA | 381 | 88 | 11.9% |
| Mifflintown, PA | 954 | 90 | 10.4% |
| Beaver Springs, PA | 779 | 90 | 9.6% |
| Mexico, PA | 509 | 91 | 9.3% |
| Thompsontown, PA | 801 | 94 | 6.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| La Moille, IL | 801 | 82 | 18.1% |
| Sausal, NM | 801 | 97 | 3.3% |
| Schoharie, NY | 801 | 98 | 2.2% |
| Dewar, OK | 801 | 78 | 21.5% |
| Inman Mills, SC | 801 | 86 | 13.8% |
| Thompsontown, PA | 801 | 94 | 6.1% |
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