Quick answer
Prices in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ were in line with the US average in 2024 (Regional Price Parity 100.0, US = 100), with a housing-rent index of 105.5, per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities (2024)
| Category | Price index (US = 100) |
|---|---|
| All items | 99.968 |
| Goods | 100.569 |
| Housing (rents) | 105.520 |
| Utilities | 107.591 |
| Other services | 97.752 |
| — All items by year — | |
| 2024 | 99.968 |
| 2023 | 98.880 |
| 2022 | 98.067 |
| 2021 | 98.108 |
| 2020 | 99.704 |
| 2019 | 99.147 |
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Last updated 2026-10-16. Data only, not financial or tax advice.