Cost of living in Lakemont, Pennsylvania
Lakemont, Pennsylvania has about 1,644 people. Typical rent is $926 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $52,955 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $926 a month.
Lakemont is a Census community, not a separate city government in Pennsylvania. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $52,955 a year.
- People
- 1,644
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $926
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $52,955
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $157,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,151
- Altoona, PA MSA
Lakemont, Pennsylvania has about 1,644 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $157,100.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Blair County is $1,151 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Lakemont. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Altoona, PA metro area, prices sit at 89.5 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 Lakemont'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 Lakemont bill.
In July 2026, a typical Pennsylvania home paid 21.72¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Lakemont'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, 581 have higher typical rent than Lakemont.
Nearby places
- Hollidaysburg
Typical rent $1,085
Compare with Lakemont - Altoona
Typical rent $819
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- Duncansville
Typical rent $890
Compare with Lakemont - Penn Farms
Typical rent $1,063
Compare with Lakemont - Greenwood
Typical rent $1,045
Compare with Lakemont - Gallitzin
Typical rent $705
Compare with Lakemont - Roaring Spring
Typical rent $701
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.