| | Erie, PA | Williamsport, PA | United States |
| Overall | 80.8 | 85.0 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 93.9 | 99.9 | 100 |
| Health | 90.3 | 99.3 | 100 |
| Housing | 48.4 | 53.1 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $159,600 | $171,200 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 9,520.0% | 10,110.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 82.6 | 81.1 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 112.2 | 94.8 | 100 |
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Erie is a hidden gem with something for everyone. Presque isle state park draws about as many visitors as Yellowstone and more than My. Rushmore. Outdoors are covered More
I've lived in Erie for 13 years.
PROS:
- Presque Isle
- Shopping options on Peach Street
- Great fishing
- The Otters and SeaWolves
- Decent food scene
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I've lived in numerous cities and towns around the country and traveled to countless others. Erie, PA remains, surprisingly, my favorite place to live, work and play. More
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Reviews for Williamsport 
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Mayor Jessie Bloom let the philly crackheads come here for rehabilitation and they did not leave. They brought their criminal ways to the port. This was once a nice town More
I have lived in Williamsport my whole life, I am 32 years old, and have been married for 12 years,my wife and I just bought a house in a "bad" neighborhood, and the More
the cost of living here in pa has sky rocket here in the last 4 years rents used a 3 bedroom house use to cost 500.00 a month with nothing furnish now it cost 1200 More
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