Cost of Living in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA

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Annual Breakdown

Gross Salary $70,000
Taxes (Est.) ...
Housing (Rent) -$15,024
Net Income ...

Cost of Living Index

68.9
Cheaper Avg (100) Pricier

Living in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA is roughly 31% 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 116
Enrollment 74,925
Pupil:Teacher 0:1
Charter 2.4%
Title I 0%

Colleges & Universities

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Institutions 22
Avg In-State $23,140
Avg Out-of-State $25,124
Avg Grad Rate 49.4%
Institution Enrollment In-State Tuition Grad Rate
University of Scranton 4,825 $51,534 81.0%
Yeshivath Beth Moshe 41 $10,200 75.0%
Marywood University 2,850 $37,700 73.0%
Misericordia University 2,107 $36,400 69.0%
Empire Beauty School-Wyoming Valley 137 $0 62.0%
Wilkes University 5,198 $40,308 60.0%
King's College 1,932 $40,520 60.0%
Fortis Institute-Forty Fort 159 $13,694 58.0%
Clarks Summit University 558 $31,200 54.0%
Johnson College 627 $18,408 47.0%
Fortis Institute-Scranton 205 $14,237 47.0%
Keystone College 1,051 $15,350 41.0%
Lackawanna College 1,939 $17,020 38.0%
Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing 102 $0 37.0%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton 838 $14,624 32.0%
Luzerne County Community College 4,315 $8,700 21.0%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton 510 $14,624 18.0%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre 353 $13,824 17.0%
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine 649 $15,040
Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County 76 $0
Hazleton Area Career Center 7 $0