Cost of Living in Stroudsburg
Stroudsburg pairs genuinely more affordable housing than most Philadelphia-suburb PA markets with a comparatively moderate local EIT, though Monroe County's property tax rate carries a real, substantial disclosed spread across sources.
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Learn moreGenuinely more affordable housing, with a real, disclosed spread
Zillow's average home value ran $341,416 (2026, +0.7% YoY); a separately-cited median list price reached $459K (May 2026) while a separately-cited median SALE price ran $220K (down 7.4% YoY) -- both disclosed rather than only the more flattering figure. Monroe County's own Q1 2026 median ran $318,500.
Monroe County's property tax rate carries a real, substantial cross-source spread
This record found a real, substantial disclosed spread in Monroe County's effective property tax rate: 0.81% (Ownwell, this record's primary citation), 1.84% (TaxByCounty, with a $4,435 median bill), and 1.67% (tax-rates.org) -- confirm the current, specific rate directly for a target address.
A comparatively moderate combined local EIT, plus a modest Local Services Tax
Stroudsburg Borough levies a real, current combined 1% local EIT (collected by Berkheimer), plus a modest $52/year Local Services Tax, of which $5 goes to the Stroudsburg Area School District. Layered on PA's flat 3.07% state rate, the combined approximate marginal rate runs ~4.07%.
A genuinely lower-income local economy
Stroudsburg's median household income ($66,674) and 12% poverty rate run meaningfully below the more affluent Philadelphia-suburb Pennsylvania markets built elsewhere in this project -- a real, honest disclosure relevant to overall cost-of-living context.
Key takeaways
- Housing runs genuinely more affordable, though with a real, disclosed spread ($220K-$459K depending on source and price type).
- Monroe County's property tax rate carries a real, substantial disclosed spread (0.81%-1.84% depending on source).
- A comparatively moderate combined 1% local EIT applies, plus a modest $52/year Local Services Tax.
- Stroudsburg's median household income ($66,674) runs meaningfully below the more affluent Philadelphia-suburb PA markets.
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