Cost of living in Paxtonia, Pennsylvania
Paxtonia, Pennsylvania has about 4,074 people. Typical rent is $1,387 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $102,594 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 $1,387 a month.
Paxtonia is a Census community, not a separate city government in Pennsylvania. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $102,594 a year.
- People
- 4,074
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,387
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $102,594
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $249,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,598
- Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA
Paxtonia, Pennsylvania has about 4,074 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $249,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Dauphin County is $1,598 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Paxtonia. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area, prices sit at 98.7 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 Paxtonia'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 Paxtonia bill.
In July 2026, a typical Pennsylvania home paid 21.72¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Paxtonia'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, 193 have higher typical rent than Paxtonia.
Nearby places
- Colonial Park
Typical rent $1,392
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Typical rent $1,618
Compare with Paxtonia - Progress
Typical rent $1,233
Compare with Paxtonia - Rutherford
Typical rent $1,155
Compare with Paxtonia - Lawnton
Typical rent $999
Compare with Paxtonia - Skyline View
Typical rent $1,897
Compare with Paxtonia - Penbrook
Typical rent $987
- Paxtang
Typical rent $1,091
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.