Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
California
Anaheim is a supplemental starter city profile for the Orange County jobs and tourism market in California, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
California
Fresno is the Central Valley affordability comparison market, useful for checking lower housing costs, heat, transportation, wages, and benefits access.
Comparison
Fresno has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Fresno has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Fresno minus Anaheim.
| Metric | Anaheim | Fresno | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,687 | $2,156 | -$531 | Fresno | Fresno has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $952,227 | $653,600 | -$298,627 | Fresno | Fresno has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $358/mo | $406/mo | +$48/mo | Anaheim | Anaheim has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 120 | 112 | -8 | Fresno | Fresno has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $135,188 | $75,440 | -$59,748 | Fresno | Fresno has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 55/100 | 65/100 | +10 | Fresno | Fresno has the higher move score. |