Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Arizona
Flagstaff is the mountain college-town housing market in Arizona, promoted in source-ready batch 01 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Arizona
Surprise is a supplemental starter city profile for the West Valley family and retirement market in Arizona, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
Surprise has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Surprise has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Surprise minus Flagstaff.
| Metric | Flagstaff | Surprise | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,076 | $1,931 | -$145 | Surprise | Surprise has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $660,972 | $422,520 | -$238,452 | Surprise | Surprise has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $222/mo | $220/mo | -$2/mo | Surprise | Surprise has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 106 | 106 | 0 | Even | Groceries index is the same in both cities. |
| Salary needed | $86,800 | $66,308 | -$20,492 | Surprise | Surprise has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 69/100 | 79/100 | +10 | Surprise | Surprise has the higher move score. |