Cost of living in Monessen, Pennsylvania

Monessen, Pennsylvania has about 6,780 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $95,900.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Westmoreland County is $1,389 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Monessen. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Pittsburgh, PA metro area, prices sit at 94.7 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 Monessen'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 Monessen bill.

In July 2026, a typical Pennsylvania home paid 21.72¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Monessen'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, 792 have higher typical rent than Monessen.