Cost of living in Salix, Pennsylvania
Simple answer
Typical rent is $329 a month.
Salix is a Census community, not a separate city government in Pennsylvania. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $43,068 a year.
- People
- 1,115
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $329
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $43,068
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $145,200
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,014
- Johnstown, PA MSA
Salix, Pennsylvania has about 1,115 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $145,200.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Cambria County is $1,014 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Salix. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Johnstown, PA metro area, prices sit at 85.9 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 Salix'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 Salix bill.
In July 2026, a typical Pennsylvania home paid 21.72¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Salix'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, 872 have higher typical rent than Salix.
Nearby places
- Windber
Typical rent $750
Compare with Salix - Geistown
Typical rent $773
Compare with Salix - Oakland
Typical rent $770
Compare with Salix - Belmont
Typical rent $706
Compare with Salix - Portage
Typical rent $751
Compare with Salix - Dale
Typical rent $550
Compare with Salix - Ferndale
Typical rent $845
- Johnstown
Typical rent $644
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.