According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Millersville has an overall cost of living index of 99 which is 1.0x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Pennsylvania, Millersville has a cost of living index that's 1.0x lower than Pennsylvania's index of 102.
The standard of living in Millersville ranks as #3,027 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Pennsylvania. By definition, that implies Millersville ranks as the #3,392 most expensive place in the Keystone State.
Living Expense | Millersville | Pennsylvania | National Average | |
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Overall | 99 | 102 | 100 | |
Services | 104 | 100 | 100 | |
Groceries | 100 | 108 | 100 | |
Health | 96 | 94 | 100 | |
Housing | 95 | 92 | 100 | |
Transportation | 111 | 113 | 100 | |
Utilities | 108 | 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 | Millersville | Pennsylvania | United States |
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Median Home Value | $181,100 | $187,500 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,158 | $958 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $55,756 | $63,627 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 3.2x | 2.9x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.25x | 0.18x | 0.2x |
Item | Millersville | Pennsylvania |
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Shampoo | $1.18 | $1.06 |
Movie | $13.11 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $13.65 | $14.67 |
Item | Millersville | Pennsylvania |
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Ground Beef | $4.21 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.34 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.44 | $2.05 |
Item | Millersville | Pennsylvania |
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Haircut | $18.18 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $33.13 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $1.84 | $2.34 |
Item | Millersville | Pennsylvania |
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Potatoes | $3.49 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $10.69 | $10.62 |
Beer | $11.96 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $86.81 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $103.0 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $93.74 | $99.13 |
Item | Millersville | Pennsylvania |
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Gasoline | $2.54 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $48.77 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $191.01 | $167.67 |
Phone | $189.01 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Millersville |
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Lancaster, PA | 59,321 | 93 | 0.9x |
Ephrata, PA | 13,817 | 96 | 1.0x |
Columbia, PA | 10,369 | 91 | 0.9x |
Lititz, PA | 9,503 | 102 | 1.0x |
East York, PA | 8,984 | 100 | 1.0x |
Willow Street, PA | 8,953 | 113 | 1.1x |
Mount Joy, PA | 8,204 | 101 | 1.0x |
Leola, PA | 7,720 | 103 | 1.0x |
Red Lion, PA | 6,334 | 95 | 1.0x |
New Holland, PA | 5,479 | 105 | 1.1x |