Cost of living in Girard, Pennsylvania
Simple answer
Typical rent is $667 a month.
Girard is a borough in Pennsylvania. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $71,165 a year.
- People
- 2,962
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $667
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $71,165
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $160,500
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,091
- Erie, PA MSA
Girard, Pennsylvania has about 2,962 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $160,500.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Erie County is $1,091 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Girard. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Erie, PA metro area, prices sit at 91.0 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 Girard'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 Girard bill.
In July 2026, a typical Pennsylvania home paid 21.72¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Girard'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, 837 have higher typical rent than Girard.
Nearby places
- Lake City
Typical rent $871
Compare with Girard - Avonia
Typical rent $1,358
Compare with Girard - Fairview
Typical rent $1,551
Compare with Girard - Albion
Typical rent $592
Compare with Girard - Edinboro
Typical rent $876
Compare with Girard - Conneaut
Typical rent $772
Compare with Girard - Erie
Typical rent $870
Compare with Girard - Waterford
Typical rent $1,003
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.