Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Arkansas
Little Rock is the state-capital healthcare and services market in Arkansas, promoted in source-ready batch 03 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Arkansas
Texarkana is a supplemental starter city profile for the border-region affordability market in Arkansas, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
Texarkana has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Little Rock has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Texarkana minus Little Rock.
| Metric | Little Rock | Texarkana | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,195 | $1,223 | +$28 | Little Rock | Little Rock has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $216,863 | $166,905 | -$49,958 | Texarkana | Texarkana has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $168/mo | $184/mo | +$16/mo | Little Rock | Little Rock has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 93 | 97 | +4 | Little Rock | Little Rock has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $55,860 | $43,990 | -$11,870 | Texarkana | Texarkana has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 80/100 | 84/100 | +4 | Texarkana | Texarkana has the higher move score. |