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
Sacramento is the state-capital and inland comparison market, often used to test whether California access can work with a less coastal cost profile.
Comparison
Sacramento has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Sacramento has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Sacramento minus Anaheim.
| Metric | Anaheim | Sacramento | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,687 | $2,450 | -$237 | Sacramento | Sacramento has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $952,227 | $760,000 | -$192,227 | Sacramento | Sacramento has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $358/mo | $406/mo | +$48/mo | Anaheim | Anaheim has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 120 | 112 | -8 | Sacramento | Sacramento has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $135,188 | $80,800 | -$54,388 | Sacramento | Sacramento has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 55/100 | 61/100 | +6 | Sacramento | Sacramento has the higher move score. |