Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Arkansas
Pine Bluff is a supplemental starter city profile for the lower-cost regional market in Arkansas, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Arkansas
Hot Springs is the retirement and tourism affordability market in Arkansas, promoted in source-ready batch 03 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Pine Bluff has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Pine Bluff has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Hot Springs minus Pine Bluff.
| Metric | Pine Bluff | Hot Springs | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $725 | $858 | +$133 | Pine Bluff | Pine Bluff has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $76,187 | $184,900 | +$108,713 | Pine Bluff | Pine Bluff has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $196/mo | $180/mo | -$16/mo | Hot Springs | Hot Springs has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 100 | 96 | -4 | Hot Springs | Hot Springs has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $40,080 | $44,100 | +$4,020 | Pine Bluff | Pine Bluff has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 81/100 | 81/100 | 0 | Even | Move score is the same in both cities. |