Cost of Living in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA

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Annual Breakdown

Gross Salary $70,000
Taxes (Est.) ...
Housing (Rent) -$19,608
Net Income ...

Cost of Living Index

98.9
Cheaper Avg (100) Pricier

Living in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA is roughly 1% less expensive than the national average.

Monthly Take-Home

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Affordability Score

Grade
Rent Burden –%
Affordable (<20%) 30% Rule Stretched (>40%)

K-12 Schools

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Schools 199
Enrollment 122,454
Pupil:Teacher 0:1
Charter 6.3%
Title I 0%

Colleges & Universities

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Institutions 23
Avg In-State $32,057
Avg Out-of-State $33,322
Avg Grad Rate 62.9%
Institution Enrollment In-State Tuition Grad Rate
Welder Training and Testing Institute 51 $0 93.0%
Lehigh University 7,590 $61,180 89.0%
Lafayette College 2,764 $61,482 88.0%
Metro Beauty Academy 174 $0 83.0%
Muhlenberg College 1,818 $59,505 80.0%
Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem 94 $17,892 75.0%
Lehigh Valley Barber School 53 $0 73.0%
DeSales University 2,919 $43,000 71.0%
Moravian University 2,658 $50,069 71.0%
Lehigh Career & Technical Institute 12 $0 67.0%
Falcon Institute of Health and Science 186 $27,000 64.0%
Empire Beauty School-Lehigh Valley 133 $0 64.0%
Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown 529 $0 59.0%
Cedar Crest College 1,248 $44,334 58.0%
The Beauty Institute 61 $0 58.0%
Centenary University 1,453 $36,636 57.0%
Miller-Motte College-McCann-Allentown 277 $0 56.0%
Warren County Community College 3,342 $5,220 48.0%
Lehigh Carbon Community College 6,385 $7,500 28.0%
Northampton County Area Community College 8,695 $7,500 21.0%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley 954 $14,624 17.0%
St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing 340 $12,857
International Institute for Restorative Practices 135 $0