Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Arizona
Tucson is the lower-cost university and healthcare 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 Tucson.
| Metric | Tucson | 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 | Tucson | Tucson has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 103 | 106 | +3 | Tucson | Tucson 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. |