Cheapest Cities in Pennsylvania
Most affordable cities in Pennsylvania (population > 5,000) ranked by cost of living index.
| # |
City |
Cost Index |
Income |
Rent |
Population |
| 1 |
Johnstown
|
53 |
$34,784 |
$616/mo |
18,245 |
| 2 |
Shamokin
|
58 |
$36,438 |
$649/mo |
6,890 |
| 3 |
Titusville
|
58 |
$36,055 |
$596/mo |
5,230 |
| 4 |
Duquesne
|
60 |
$41,208 |
$725/mo |
5,186 |
| 5 |
Greenville
|
60 |
$56,850 |
$616/mo |
5,533 |
| 6 |
New Castle
|
60 |
$41,478 |
$698/mo |
21,727 |
| 7 |
Monessen
|
61 |
$51,094 |
$678/mo |
6,825 |
| 8 |
Corry
|
61 |
$45,081 |
$686/mo |
6,162 |
| 9 |
Turtle Creek
|
62 |
$44,449 |
$718/mo |
5,046 |
| 10 |
Bradford
|
62 |
$56,330 |
$745/mo |
7,738 |
| 11 |
Clearfield
|
62 |
$51,190 |
$686/mo |
5,918 |
| 12 |
McKeesport
|
63 |
$31,854 |
$786/mo |
17,520 |
| 13 |
Aliquippa
|
63 |
$51,050 |
$720/mo |
9,146 |
| 14 |
Connellsville
|
63 |
$47,176 |
$665/mo |
6,914 |
| 15 |
Oil City
|
63 |
$52,688 |
$799/mo |
9,517 |
| 16 |
Beaver Falls
|
63 |
$48,462 |
$740/mo |
8,885 |
| 17 |
Uniontown
|
63 |
$35,451 |
$757/mo |
9,819 |
| 18 |
New Brighton
|
63 |
$50,426 |
$716/mo |
5,600 |
| 19 |
Sharon
|
64 |
$44,595 |
$780/mo |
13,019 |
| 20 |
Sunbury
|
64 |
$48,509 |
$731/mo |
9,643 |
| 21 |
Mount Carmel
|
64 |
$52,667 |
$796/mo |
5,695 |
| 22 |
Altoona
|
64 |
$50,171 |
$789/mo |
43,508 |
| 23 |
Franklin
|
65 |
$54,955 |
$731/mo |
6,026 |
| 24 |
Lewistown
|
65 |
$40,179 |
$765/mo |
8,505 |
| 25 |
Vandergrift
|
65 |
$50,351 |
$793/mo |
5,028 |
| 26 |
Tyrone
|
65 |
$55,568 |
$788/mo |
5,421 |
| 27 |
Pittston
|
65 |
$47,525 |
$755/mo |
7,618 |
| 28 |
New Kensington
|
65 |
$49,644 |
$694/mo |
12,072 |
| 29 |
Nanticoke
|
65 |
$60,340 |
$787/mo |
10,610 |
| 30 |
Warren
|
65 |
$50,877 |
$774/mo |
9,273 |
| 31 |
Somerset
|
65 |
$41,782 |
$673/mo |
5,984 |
| 32 |
Punxsutawney
|
66 |
$43,097 |
$796/mo |
5,689 |
| 33 |
Swoyersville
|
66 |
$67,558 |
$733/mo |
5,014 |
| 34 |
Clairton
|
66 |
$39,884 |
$932/mo |
6,105 |
| 35 |
Pottsville
|
66 |
$53,465 |
$820/mo |
13,374 |
| 36 |
Carbondale
|
66 |
$48,592 |
$788/mo |
8,820 |
| 37 |
Munhall
|
66 |
$52,037 |
$774/mo |
10,633 |
| 38 |
Erie
|
66 |
$43,397 |
$836/mo |
94,156 |
| 39 |
West Mifflin
|
67 |
$70,335 |
$748/mo |
19,338 |
| 40 |
Jeannette
|
67 |
$49,558 |
$817/mo |
8,719 |
| 41 |
Butler
|
67 |
$41,705 |
$815/mo |
13,306 |
| 42 |
Lock Haven
|
67 |
$40,131 |
$794/mo |
8,386 |
| 43 |
McKees Rocks
|
67 |
$33,510 |
$933/mo |
5,827 |
| 44 |
Berwick
|
68 |
$45,338 |
$788/mo |
10,291 |
| 45 |
Plymouth
|
68 |
$42,348 |
$923/mo |
5,761 |
| 46 |
Latrobe
|
68 |
$55,168 |
$761/mo |
8,002 |
| 47 |
Indiana
|
68 |
$44,784 |
$806/mo |
14,170 |
| 48 |
Natrona Heights
|
68 |
$71,167 |
$744/mo |
6,955 |
| 49 |
St. Marys
|
68 |
$64,471 |
$756/mo |
12,612 |
| 50 |
Monaca
|
68 |
$64,839 |
$773/mo |
5,557 |