Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Alabama
Madison is a supplemental starter city profile for the Huntsville-area family and growth market in Alabama, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Alabama
Tuscaloosa is the college-town rental and family budget market in Alabama, promoted in source-ready batch 02 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Madison has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Tuscaloosa has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Tuscaloosa minus Madison.
| Metric | Madison | Tuscaloosa | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,474 | $1,466 | -$8 | Tuscaloosa | Tuscaloosa has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $376,023 | $231,461 | -$144,562 | Tuscaloosa | Tuscaloosa has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $187/mo | $182/mo | -$5/mo | Tuscaloosa | Tuscaloosa has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 99 | 98 | -1 | Tuscaloosa | Tuscaloosa has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $43,376 | $45,900 | +$2,524 | Madison | Madison has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 86/100 | 82/100 | -4 | Madison | Madison has the higher move score. |