According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Ridley Park has an overall cost of living index of 112 which is 1.1x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Pennsylvania, Ridley Park has a cost of living index that's 1.1x higher than Pennsylvania's index of 102.
The standard of living in Ridley Park ranks as #4,298 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Pennsylvania. By definition, that implies Ridley Park ranks as the #2,121 most expensive place in the Keystone State.
Living Expense | Ridley Park | Pennsylvania | National Average | |
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Overall | 112 | 102 | 100 | |
Services | 108 | 100 | 100 | |
Groceries | 119 | 108 | 100 | |
Health | 102 | 94 | 100 | |
Housing | 110 | 92 | 100 | |
Transportation | 115 | 113 | 100 | |
Utilities | 113 | 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 | Ridley Park | Pennsylvania | United States |
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Median Home Value | $210,400 | $187,500 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,025 | $958 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $83,358 | $63,627 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 2.5x | 2.9x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.15x | 0.18x | 0.2x |
Item | Ridley Park | Pennsylvania |
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Shampoo | $1.02 | $1.06 |
Movie | $12.0 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $18.8 | $14.67 |
Item | Ridley Park | Pennsylvania |
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Ground Beef | $4.57 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.6 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.18 | $2.05 |
Item | Ridley Park | Pennsylvania |
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Haircut | $19.66 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $60.55 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.34 | $2.34 |
Item | Ridley Park | Pennsylvania |
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Potatoes | $3.66 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $10.67 | $10.62 |
Beer | $8.81 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $108.61 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $133.89 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $96.86 | $99.13 |
Item | Ridley Park | Pennsylvania |
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Gasoline | $2.42 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $60.97 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $193.98 | $167.67 |
Phone | $192.07 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Ridley Park | Springdale, NJ | 14,111 | 135 | 1.2x | Ardmore, PA | 13,567 | 126 | 1.1x | Greentree, NJ | 10,597 | 126 | 1.1x | Woodlyn, PA | 9,732 | 106 | 0.9x | Ashland, NJ | 8,853 | 117 | 1.0x | Folsom, PA | 8,706 | 111 | 1.0x | Glenside, PA | 7,237 | 117 | 1.0x | Glenolden, PA | 7,094 | 103 | 0.9x | Folcroft, PA | 6,629 | 102 | 0.9x | Swarthmore, PA | 6,339 | 131 | 1.2x |
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