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
Fort Smith is the border-region affordability market in Arkansas, promoted in source-ready batch 03 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Fort Smith has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Fort Smith has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Fort Smith minus Bentonville.
| Metric | Bentonville | Fort Smith | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,607 | $858 | -$749 | Fort Smith | Fort Smith has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $487,573 | $184,900 | -$302,673 | Fort Smith | Fort Smith has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $186/mo | $180/mo | -$6/mo | Fort Smith | Fort Smith has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 97 | 96 | -1 | Fort Smith | Fort Smith has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $60,760 | $44,100 | -$16,660 | Fort Smith | Fort Smith has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 72/100 | 81/100 | +9 | Fort Smith | Fort Smith has the higher move score. |