Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
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.
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
Texarkana has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Little Rock has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Little Rock minus Texarkana.
| Metric | Texarkana | Little Rock | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,223 | $1,195 | -$28 | Little Rock | Little Rock has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $166,905 | $216,863 | +$49,958 | Texarkana | Texarkana has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $184/mo | $168/mo | -$16/mo | Little Rock | Little Rock has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 97 | 93 | -4 | Little Rock | Little Rock has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $43,990 | $55,860 | +$11,870 | Texarkana | Texarkana has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 84/100 | 80/100 | -4 | Texarkana | Texarkana has the higher move score. |