Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Alaska
Homer is a supplemental starter city profile for the coastal tourism and housing market in Alaska, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Alaska
Wasilla is the commuter and family affordability market in Alaska, promoted in source-ready batch 04 for comparisons around housing, wages, transportation, utilities, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Wasilla has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Homer has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Wasilla minus Homer.
| Metric | Homer | Wasilla | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,450 | $1,718 | +$268 | Homer | Homer has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $420,370 | $417,945 | -$2,425 | Wasilla | Wasilla has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $263/mo | $251/mo | -$12/mo | Wasilla | Wasilla has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 127 | 124 | -3 | Wasilla | Wasilla has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $100,837 | $68,400 | -$32,437 | Wasilla | Wasilla has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 59/100 | 67/100 | +8 | Wasilla | Wasilla has the higher move score. |