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Cost of Living · Pennsylvania

Most Affordable Counties in Pennsylvania 2026

Ranked by housing affordability including median rent and home values.

Top 10 — Cost of Living in Pennsylvania

Score reflects cost of living only — not overall county quality.

1Cameron County, PA
87.7
2Elk County, PA
81.8
3Forest County, PA
79.2
4Warren County, PA
78.2
5Jefferson County, PA
77.7
6Cambria County, PA
75.3
7Venango County, PA
71.8
8Somerset County, PA
70.2
9Armstrong County, PA
69.6
10Sullivan County, PA
69

All Pennsylvania Counties — Cost of Living Rankings

67 counties ranked by cost of living score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyCost of Living ScoreOverall Score
1Cameron County, PA
87.7
61.9
2Elk County, PA
81.8
61.1
3Forest County, PA
79.2
55.1
4Warren County, PA
78.2
52.8
5Jefferson County, PA
77.7
62.1
6Cambria County, PA
75.3
57.4
7Venango County, PA
71.8
56.5
8Somerset County, PA
70.2
60
9Armstrong County, PA
69.6
57.4
10Sullivan County, PA
69
61.8
11Bedford County, PA
68.3
58
12McKean County, PA
68.1
47.6
13Potter County, PA
67.2
58.3
14Clarion County, PA
67.1
58.5
15Clearfield County, PA
66.7
58.9
16Juniata County, PA
66.7
57.7
17Fayette County, PA
65.5
45.9
18Greene County, PA
65.5
55.2
19Crawford County, PA
64.5
53.1
20Indiana County, PA
64.3
53.3
21Northumberland County, PA
61.1
51.9
22Huntingdon County, PA
61
58.4
23Mercer County, PA
60.3
51.1
24Fulton County, PA
59.5
55.4
25Mifflin County, PA
59
46.6
26Tioga County, PA
58.4
53.7
27Clinton County, PA
54.8
56.5
28Lawrence County, PA
53.5
51.8
29Schuylkill County, PA
51.7
48.8
30Blair County, PA
49.3
52
31Bradford County, PA
48.6
53.9
32Susquehanna County, PA
47.2
57.7
33Columbia County, PA
43.3
55.2
34Snyder County, PA
43.1
51.6
35Westmoreland County, PA
42.9
56.8
36Erie County, PA
42.8
39
37Beaver County, PA
39.6
50.1
38Lycoming County, PA
36.9
46.6
39Perry County, PA
35.4
52.5
40Wyoming County, PA
35.3
55.8
41Washington County, PA
34.5
55
42Luzerne County, PA
32.5
39.3
43Union County, PA
32.3
55.5
44Wayne County, PA
32.3
52.1
45Carbon County, PA
30.1
50
46Lackawanna County, PA
29.4
43.8
47Montour County, PA
26.4
59.3
48Butler County, PA
25
60.2
49Lebanon County, PA
22.8
50.6
50Franklin County, PA
21.6
46.8
51Allegheny County, PA
20.4
43.7
52Adams County, PA
18.1
53.5
53Philadelphia County, PA
17.6
28.6
54Centre County, PA
17.4
57.8
55Dauphin County, PA
16.8
40.6
56Berks County, PA
16.6
44.3
57York County, PA
15.6
44.7
58Cumberland County, PA
15.5
53
59Lancaster County, PA
13.2
48.1
60Pike County, PA
12.1
51.5
61Monroe County, PA
11.1
42.8
62Northampton County, PA
11.1
48.4
63Lehigh County, PA
10.9
41
64Delaware County, PA
8.8
44.6
65Bucks County, PA
5.2
53.3
66Montgomery County, PA
4.3
44
67Chester County, PA
3.1
51.1

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