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
Jonesboro is the regional healthcare and college-town 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 Jonesboro minus Pine Bluff.
| Metric | Pine Bluff | Jonesboro | 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 | Jonesboro | Jonesboro has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 100 | 96 | -4 | Jonesboro | Jonesboro 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. |