Cost of living in Williamstown

Composed in-house · four inputs · 14% of the overall score

C−

53/100
43rd of 50

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The four inputs

Housing cost index100

Philadelphia 10045% · scores 77

Effective property tax rate2.58%

Philadelphia 1.37%25% · scores 0

Utilities103

Philadelphia 10020% · scores 57

Local sales tax6.60%

Philadelphia median 6.34%10% · scores 68

Vertical rule marks the Philadelphia reference. Composed in-house · ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Best Philadelphia suburbs for cost of living

All 50 ranked, Williamstown highlighted

1BrooksideA−$279,700 2SmyrnaA−$291,400 3WilmingtonA−$231,400 4BearB+$304,800 5NewarkB+$382,500 6Pike Creek ValleyB+$340,300 7MiddletownB$409,600 8PhiladelphiaB$243,100 9LevittownB$341,300 10GlasgowB$373,900 11ChesterB$83,100 12LansdaleB$343,800 13Willow GroveB−$357,300 14West ChesterB−$490,700 15BroomallB−$483,000 16RoslynB−$328,800 17ElktonB−$293,400 18HorshamB−$388,500 19King of PrussiaB−$436,200 20ArdmoreB−$453,100 21MontgomeryvilleB−$471,000 22PhoenixvilleB−$369,600 23CamdenC+$112,000 24NorristownC+$213,900 25YeadonC+$182,800 26PottstownC+$195,400 27HockessinC+$568,800 28Drexel HillC+$266,400 29WoodburyC+$222,700 30LansdowneC+$210,500 31CoatesvilleC$194,000 32LindenwoldC$173,600 33MarltonC$341,100 34PennsvilleC$207,600 35EchelonC$328,600 36Pine HillC−$204,600 37BellmawrC−$239,400 38DarbyC−$117,900 39WestmontC−$422,200 40CollingswoodC−$380,400 41Bala CynwydC−$640,400 42Gloucester CityC−$190,700 43WilliamstownC−$278,600 44GlassboroD+$314,400 45SicklervilleD+$278,900 46Moorestown-LenolaD+$581,700 47SpringdaleD$493,900 48GreentreeD$438,400 49Cherry Hill MallD−$341,200 50HaddonfieldF$755,300

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Better than Williamstown on cost of living

Williamstown grades C− on cost of living. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbCost of livingMedian home valueEff. tax rateOverall

Philadelphia24 mi from WilliamstownB$243k0.85% 49 D+ Chester24 mi from WilliamstownB$83k1.75% 41 D− Camden19 mi from WilliamstownC+$112k1.80% 41 D− Yeadon23 mi from WilliamstownC+$183k2.34% 42 D− Woodbury14 mi from WilliamstownC+$223k3.22% 45 D Lansdowne24 mi from WilliamstownC+$211k2.24% 46 D

Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24

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