Cost of living in Shoemakersville, Pennsylvania
Shoemakersville, Pennsylvania has about 1,394 people. Typical rent is $1,146 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $79,476 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 $1,146 a month.
Shoemakersville is a borough in Pennsylvania. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $79,476 a year.
- People
- 1,394
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,146
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $79,476
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $180,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,418
- Reading, PA MSA
Shoemakersville, Pennsylvania has about 1,394 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $180,100.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Berks County is $1,418 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Shoemakersville. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Reading, PA metro area, prices sit at 97.1 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 Shoemakersville'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 Shoemakersville bill.
In July 2026, a typical Pennsylvania home paid 21.72¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Shoemakersville'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, 358 have higher typical rent than Shoemakersville.
Nearby places
- Leesport
Typical rent $978
Compare with Shoemakersville - Hamburg
Typical rent $1,148
Compare with Shoemakersville - West Hamburg
Typical rent $869
Compare with Shoemakersville - Blandon
Typical rent $1,335
Compare with Shoemakersville - Temple
Typical rent $1,382
Compare with Shoemakersville - Fox ChaseCompare with Shoemakersville
- South Temple
Typical rent $1,739
- Riverview Park
Typical rent $1,446
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.