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Cost of Living in Pennsylvania

16 metro areas · Data year: 2024

97.6

Overall

99.4

Goods

109.3

Services

85.1

Rents

Metro Areas in Pennsylvania

Metro	Overall	Goods	Rents
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	100.0	100.6	105.5
Altoona, PA	89.5	100.7	55.0
Chambersburg, PA	94.6	100.7	71.9
Erie, PA	91.0	100.7	56.8
Gettysburg, PA	95.4	100.7	73.9
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	98.7	100.7	96.3
Johnstown, PA	85.9	100.7	42.3
Lancaster, PA	98.3	100.7	93.8
Lebanon, PA	93.2	100.7	66.0
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	102.6	96.8	113.1
Pittsburgh, PA	94.7	100.7	72.0
Reading, PA	97.1	100.7	85.4
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	93.6	100.7	67.0
State College, PA	96.8	100.7	85.7
Williamsport, PA	92.3	100.7	64.4
York-Hanover, PA	96.0	100.7	79.8

RPP History

Year	Overall	Goods	Services	Rents
2008	99.2	101.8	109.0	86.6
2009	99.5	101.7	111.9	86.8
2010	98.9	99.9	110.3	88.5
2011	98.4	100.4	113.7	88.7
2012	98.0	99.7	110.1	88.1
2013	97.8	98.2	110.4	89.0
2014	97.2	98.4	102.3	88.7
2015	98.1	100.5	103.6	88.9
2016	97.8	100.3	105.3	87.9
2017	99.1	99.9	108.4	87.9
2018	98.2	99.7	111.4	87.7
2019	98.0	97.1	112.6	86.5
2020	97.7	97.4	109.0	86.8
2021	96.1	95.3	106.1	86.7
2022	96.3	96.9	109.8	86.3
2023	97.4	98.4	118.3	85.8
2024	97.6	99.4	109.3	85.1

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