Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Alaska
Sitka is the small coastal housing and access market in Alaska, promoted in source-ready batch 04 for comparisons around housing, wages, supply costs, utilities, benefits, and moving costs.
Alaska
Fairbanks is the interior heating and transportation-cost market in Alaska, promoted in source-ready batch 04 for comparisons around housing, wages, heating bills, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Fairbanks has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Fairbanks has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Fairbanks minus Sitka.
| Metric | Sitka | Fairbanks | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,856 | $1,739 | -$117 | Fairbanks | Fairbanks has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $485,709 | $298,966 | -$186,743 | Fairbanks | Fairbanks has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $257/mo | $245/mo | -$12/mo | Fairbanks | Fairbanks has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 125 | 122 | -3 | Fairbanks | Fairbanks has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $94,240 | $76,000 | -$18,240 | Fairbanks | Fairbanks has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 58/100 | 63/100 | +5 | Fairbanks | Fairbanks has the higher move score. |