Cost of living in Meyersdale, Pennsylvania

Meyersdale, Pennsylvania has about 2,103 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $103,800.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Somerset County is $1,014 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Meyersdale. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

Pennsylvania's prices sit at 97.6 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.

Pennsylvania taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.3% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Meyersdale'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 Meyersdale bill.

In July 2026, a typical Pennsylvania home paid 21.72¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Meyersdale'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, 795 have higher typical rent than Meyersdale.