According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Lock Haven has an overall cost of living index of 91 which is 0.9x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Pennsylvania, Lock Haven has a cost of living index that's 0.9x lower than Pennsylvania's index of 102.
The standard of living in Lock Haven ranks as #1,804 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Pennsylvania. By definition, that implies Lock Haven ranks as the #4,614 most expensive place in the Keystone State.
Living Expense | Lock Haven | Pennsylvania | National Average | |
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Overall | 91 | 102 | 100 | |
Services | 99 | 100 | 100 | |
Groceries | 112 | 108 | 100 | |
Health | 98 | 94 | 100 | |
Housing | 62 | 92 | 100 | |
Transportation | 107 | 113 | 100 | |
Utilities | 110 | 112 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Pennsylvania, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Lock Haven | Pennsylvania | United States |
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Median Home Value | $120,200 | $187,500 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $744 | $958 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $36,708 | $63,627 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 3.3x | 2.9x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.24x | 0.18x | 0.2x |
Item | Lock Haven | Pennsylvania |
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Shampoo | $1.07 | $1.06 |
Movie | $10.6 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $15.33 | $14.67 |
Item | Lock Haven | Pennsylvania |
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Ground Beef | $4.31 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.62 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.16 | $2.05 |
Item | Lock Haven | Pennsylvania |
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Haircut | $18.93 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $33.39 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.08 | $2.34 |
Item | Lock Haven | Pennsylvania |
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Potatoes | $3.98 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $9.11 | $10.62 |
Beer | $10.1 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $64.95 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $71.67 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $125.11 | $99.13 |
Item | Lock Haven | Pennsylvania |
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Gasoline | $2.55 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $45.2 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $189.74 | $167.67 |
Phone | $189.07 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Lock Haven |
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State College, PA | 42,100 | 111 | 1.2x |
Williamsport, PA | 28,437 | 89 | 1.0x |
Jacksonville, TX | 14,809 | 83 | 0.9x |
Sunbury, PA | 9,446 | 88 | 1.0x |
Milton, PA | 6,558 | 91 | 1.0x |
Bellefonte, PA | 6,276 | 98 | 1.1x |
South Williamsport, PA | 6,129 | 95 | 1.0x |
Selinsgrove, PA | 5,923 | 97 | 1.1x |
Lewisburg, PA | 5,730 | 98 | 1.1x |