Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Arkansas
Bentonville is a Northwest Arkansas premium growth market in Arkansas, useful for starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Arkansas
Fayetteville is the Northwest Arkansas growth and university market in Arkansas, promoted in source-ready batch 03 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Fayetteville has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Fayetteville has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Fayetteville minus Bentonville.
| Metric | Bentonville | Fayetteville | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,607 | $975 | -$632 | Fayetteville | Fayetteville has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $487,573 | $215,000 | -$272,573 | Fayetteville | Fayetteville has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $186/mo | $174/mo | -$12/mo | Fayetteville | Fayetteville has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 97 | 94 | -3 | Fayetteville | Fayetteville has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $60,760 | $49,000 | -$11,760 | Fayetteville | Fayetteville has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 72/100 | 77/100 | +5 | Fayetteville | Fayetteville has the higher move score. |