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Altoona vs State College

$681/mo less in State College

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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AltoonaState CollegeAbout 37 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • State College costs you more
  • Rent under 30% of pay

Same paycheck, two cities. $1,600/mo in State College. $2,281/mo in Altoona. −$8,172 a year.

Altoona

$2,281

left each month

State College

$1,600

−$681 vs Altoona

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Same paycheck, another city.

State College wins 1 of 4Altoona 3 · ties 0
$5,200Take-home · Altoona$4,858
$847Rent · Altoona$1,342
$2,072Other bills · State College$1,916
$2,281Left over · Altoona$1,600

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In 2022-2023, 106 households moved Altoona → State College (avg AGI $43,764). 138 went the other way. The whole move →

−$681 / mo

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthAltoonaState College
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Altoona, PA and State College, PA
Per monthAltoonaState CollegeDifference
Gross pay$6,792$6,276−$516
Income and payroll tax$1,591$1,417−$174
Take-home pay$5,200$4,858−$342
Rent$847$1,342+$495
Getting around$617$461−$156
Groceries$401$401$0
Healthcare$451$451$0
Utilities$251$251$0
Everything else$351$351$0
Left over$2,281$1,600−$681

Salary to match Altoona

$87,500

Gross pay in State College that leaves the same amount as $81,500 in Altoona.

Tax difference

+$252

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 23.4% in Altoona, 22.6% in State College.

More about State College

Altoona, PA in full

A flat 3.07% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,008 and 179 sunny days; commutes average 21 minutes.

State College, PA in full

A flat 3.07% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,598 and 181 sunny days; commutes average 20 minutes.

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Questions

Is the cost of living lower in State College than Altoona?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, State College leaves about $681 less a month. A one-bedroom is about $847 in Altoona and $1,342 in State College.

Does State College have state income tax?

State College is in Pennsylvania, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 1.00%.

What changes if you move from Altoona to State College?

The paycheck is taxed in Pennsylvania. Rent stays at the same bedroom count. What you keep is the difference.

Left over each month is take-home pay minus rent and the rest of the bills. The gap between Altoona and State College changes with the job, remote or local pay, and bedrooms. How we figure this · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.

Estimate, not a quote. How we figure this.