Is Allentown cheaper than Port St. Lucie?

They are about even — the overall cost of living in the Allentown and Port St. Lucie metros is within 3% of each other (BEA Regional Price Parities), so neither is meaningfully cheaper.

Which has higher household income, Allentown or Port St. Lucie?

Allentown has the higher median household income — $83,974 versus $80,659 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 4% more.

Does a paycheck go further in Allentown or Port St. Lucie?

A paycheck stretches further in Allentown. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $84,001 there versus $80,476 in Port St. Lucie.

Which has cheaper rent, Allentown or Port St. Lucie?

Allentown has cheaper rent — a median of $1,458/mo versus $1,722/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).

Allentown vs Port St. Lucie

Metro-area medians — Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area vs Port St. Lucie, FL Metro Area — not the cities proper.

Allentown comes out ahead, winning 7 of the 7 clearly-decided measures.

Allentown and Port St. Lucie cost about the same to live in, but Allentown households earn about 4% more. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Allentown.

Their widest everyday difference: the typical commute is shorter in Allentown — about 28.2 min versus 30.9 min.

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Annual salary (gross)

Household size

Allentown, PA

$59,011

take-home / yr · 21% to tax

$59,030

real value after local prices

Port St. Lucie, FL

$61,314

take-home / yr · 18% to tax

$61,174

real value after local prices

On $75,000 for just you, Port St. Lucie leaves you about $2,144/yr better off after tax and local prices.

Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.

Measure

Allentown

Port St. Lucie

Livability (CityLedger)

49/100

43/100

Cost of living (price level, US = 100)

100.0

100.2

Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)

$84,001

$80,476

Median household income

$83,974

$80,659

Median rent

$1,458/mo

$1,722/mo

Median home value

$332,700

$420,200

Unemployment

5.3%

5.4%

Bachelor's degree or higher

33.8%

31.4%

Average commute

28.2 min

30.9 min

Air quality (median AQI)

Avg temperature

53°F

73°F

Choose Allentown for

+ Livability (CityLedger)
+ Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)
+ Median household income
+ Median rent
+ Median home value
+ Bachelor's degree or higher
+ Average commute

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No clear edge

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Allentown vs Port St. Lucie — frequently asked

Is Allentown cheaper than Port St. Lucie?: They are about even — the overall cost of living in the Allentown and Port St. Lucie metros is within 3% of each other (BEA Regional Price Parities), so neither is meaningfully cheaper.
Which has higher household income, Allentown or Port St. Lucie?: Allentown has the higher median household income — $83,974 versus $80,659 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 4% more.
Does a paycheck go further in Allentown or Port St. Lucie?: A paycheck stretches further in Allentown. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $84,001 there versus $80,476 in Port St. Lucie.
Which has cheaper rent, Allentown or Port St. Lucie?: Allentown has cheaper rent — a median of $1,458/mo versus $1,722/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).