Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Arizona
Mesa is the East Valley family and commuter market in Arizona, promoted in source-ready batch 01 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Arizona
Yuma is a supplemental starter city profile for the border-region jobs and affordability market in Arizona, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
Yuma has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Yuma has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Yuma minus Mesa.
| Metric | Mesa | Yuma | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,500 | $1,393 | -$107 | Yuma | Yuma has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $405,000 | $297,323 | -$107,677 | Yuma | Yuma has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $210/mo | $220/mo | +$10/mo | Mesa | Mesa has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 103 | 106 | +3 | Mesa | Mesa has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $70,000 | $66,308 | -$3,692 | Yuma | Yuma has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 74/100 | 79/100 | +5 | Yuma | Yuma has the higher move score. |