Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Arkansas
Paragould is a supplemental starter city profile for the northeast Arkansas regional market in Arkansas, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
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.
Comparison
Paragould has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Paragould has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Little Rock minus Paragould.
| Metric | Paragould | Little Rock | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,101 | $1,195 | +$94 | Paragould | Paragould has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $190,985 | $216,863 | +$25,878 | Paragould | Paragould has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $196/mo | $168/mo | -$28/mo | Little Rock | Little Rock has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 100 | 93 | -7 | Little Rock | Little Rock has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $40,080 | $55,860 | +$15,780 | Paragould | Paragould has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 81/100 | 80/100 | -1 | Paragould | Paragould has the higher move score. |