Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Alabama
Florence is a supplemental starter city profile for the Shoals regional college and healthcare market in Alabama, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Alabama
Montgomery is the state-capital affordability market in Alabama, promoted in source-ready batch 02 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Florence has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Montgomery has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Montgomery minus Florence.
| Metric | Florence | Montgomery | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,330 | $1,306 | -$24 | Montgomery | Montgomery has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $210,601 | $151,721 | -$58,880 | Montgomery | Montgomery has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $187/mo | $176/mo | -$11/mo | Montgomery | Montgomery has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 99 | 96 | -3 | Montgomery | Montgomery has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $43,376 | $51,000 | +$7,624 | Florence | Florence has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 86/100 | 78/100 | -8 | Florence | Florence has the higher move score. |