Pennsylvania homebuyers face a $275,000 median price, 35% below the national figure. Against the state's $67,600 median household income, that's a 4.1x price-to-income ratio.
At a 1.58% average effective rate, Pennsylvania property taxes add $362 to the monthly payment on the median home, $4,345 a year statewide.
Unlike the nine no-income-tax states, Pennsylvania taxes wage income at 3.07% flat. Worth running your actual take-home pay against the $1,910/month payment here before locking in a target price.
Beyond housing, Pennsylvania's cost of living index sits at 95 (national average = 100), running below the national baseline for groceries, transportation, and healthcare.
Pennsylvania's median home price runs almost identical to Wisconsin, both landing close to $275,000.