City comparison
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Levittown | Reading | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,398/mo | $942/mo | 48.4% higher in A |
| Median home value | $283,900 | $96,900 | 193.0% higher in A |
| Median household income | $97,750 | $42,852 | 128.1% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 100.1 | 100.8 | 0.6% lower in A |
| Utilities index | 108.4 | 105.5 | 2.7% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 97.3 | 97.2 | ≈ equal |
| Healthcare index | 100.0 | 99.8 | ≈ equal |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Levittown, you'd need $82,597 in Reading to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Reading, PA is about 17.4% cheaper overall than Levittown, PA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 36% lower in Reading than in Levittown. If you earn $80,000 in Levittown, you'd need about $66,078 in Reading to keep the same standard of living.