Cost of Living in Lancaster, PA

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Annual Breakdown

Gross Salary $70,000
Taxes (Est.) ...
Housing (Rent) -$18,312
Net Income ...

Cost of Living Index

85.0
Cheaper Avg (100) Pricier

Living in Lancaster, PA is roughly 15% less expensive than the national average.

Monthly Take-Home

... / mo

Affordability Score

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

K-12 Schools

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Schools 110
Enrollment 67,283
Pupil:Teacher 0:1
Charter 0.9%
Title I 0%

Colleges & Universities

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Institutions 13
Avg In-State $30,513
Avg Out-of-State $31,902
Avg Grad Rate 75.1%
Institution Enrollment In-State Tuition Grad Rate
Cutting Edge Barber Academy 28 $0 100.0%
Franklin and Marshall College 1,911 $68,180 86.0%
Lancaster School of Cosmetology & Therapeutic Bodywork 393 $0 86.0%
Empire Beauty School-Lancaster 87 $0 83.0%
Champ's Barber School 45 $0 78.0%
Elizabethtown College 2,152 $36,166 77.0%
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center 250 $0 75.0%
Lancaster Bible College 2,455 $29,990 71.0%
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences 1,770 $31,438 67.0%
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design 323 $29,250 64.0%
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology 1,453 $9,000 60.0%
Millersville University of Pennsylvania 6,732 $9,570 54.0%
Lancaster Theological Seminary 61 $0