Cost of living in Somerset, Pennsylvania
Somerset, Pennsylvania has about 5,944 people. Typical rent is $678 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $47,102 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.
Ranked #104 in Pennsylvania on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $678 a month.
Somerset is a borough in Pennsylvania. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $47,102 a year.
- People
- 5,944
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $678
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $47,102
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $163,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,014
- Somerset County, PA
Somerset, Pennsylvania has about 5,944 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $163,600.
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 Somerset. 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 Somerset'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 Somerset bill.
In July 2026, a typical Pennsylvania home paid 21.72¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Somerset'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, 832 have higher typical rent than Somerset.
Nearby places
- Berlin
Typical rent $725
Compare with Somerset - Jennerstown
Typical rent $856
Compare with Somerset - Boswell
Typical rent $550
Compare with Somerset - Meyersdale
Typical rent $731
Compare with Somerset - Central City
Typical rent $550
Compare with Somerset - Ligonier
Typical rent $741
Compare with Somerset - Windber
Typical rent $750
- Elim
Typical rent $871
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.