Altoona, PA

CBSA: 11020 · Data year: 2024

89.5

Overall

100.7

Goods

107.7

Services

55.0

Rents

Price Index vs National Average (100)

Overall 89.5

Goods 100.7

Services 107.7

Rents 55.0

Vertical line = national average (100)

A $100,000 salary at the national average cost of living equals:

$89,507

in Altoona, PA purchasing power

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Year	Overall	Goods	Services	Rents
2008	93.9	101.0	113.9	61.0
2009	91.7	101.1	118.8	55.1
2010	93.7	98.0	110.4	69.5
2011	93.5	97.8	112.5	70.5
2012	92.3	97.6	106.2	64.9
2013	92.8	97.8	105.7	60.9
2014	89.3	97.9	104.4	54.6
2015	92.5	99.3	103.9	59.0
2016	91.5	98.4	107.0	58.6
2017	91.2	99.4	111.6	54.1
2018	91.3	100.4	113.8	58.7
2019	90.7	97.1	114.9	56.6
2020	89.7	98.8	111.0	54.0
2021	89.3	95.7	109.3	55.8
2022	89.0	97.6	110.2	53.6
2023	88.7	98.3	117.1	53.0
2024	89.5	100.7	107.7	55.0

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by Metropolitan Statistical Area. Index where national average = 100.