Cost of living in Bally, Pennsylvania
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,123 a month.
Bally is a borough in Pennsylvania. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $76,339 a year.
- People
- 1,161
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,123
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $76,339
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $234,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,418
- Reading, PA MSA
Bally, Pennsylvania has about 1,161 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $234,600.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Berks County is $1,418 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Bally. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Reading, PA metro area, prices sit at 97.1 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Pennsylvania taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.3% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Bally's exact store tax.
Some places in Pennsylvania add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 0.99% of income. That is not a Bally bill.
In July 2026, a typical Pennsylvania home paid 21.72¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Bally's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Pennsylvania in the table we use.
Among 873 places we list in Pennsylvania with a rent figure, 382 have higher typical rent than Bally.
Nearby places
- Hereford
Typical rent $1,660
Compare with Bally - East Greenville
Typical rent $1,338
Compare with Bally - New BerlinvilleCompare with Bally
- Pennsburg
Typical rent $1,361
Compare with Bally - Boyertown
Typical rent $1,131
Compare with Bally - Gilbertsville
Typical rent $1,171
Compare with Bally - Red Hill
Typical rent $983
Compare with Bally - Alburtis
Typical rent $1,732
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Pennsylvania
Bigger places in Pennsylvania
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.