Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
California
Fresno is the Central Valley affordability comparison market, useful for checking lower housing costs, heat, transportation, wages, and benefits access.
California
Bakersfield is a supplemental starter city profile for the Central Valley energy and affordability market in California, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
Fresno has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Bakersfield has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Bakersfield minus Fresno.
| Metric | Fresno | Bakersfield | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,156 | $1,930 | -$226 | Bakersfield | Bakersfield has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $653,600 | $396,712 | -$256,888 | Bakersfield | Bakersfield has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $406/mo | $352/mo | -$54/mo | Bakersfield | Bakersfield has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 112 | 118 | +6 | Fresno | Fresno has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $75,440 | $98,120 | +$22,680 | Fresno | Fresno has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 65/100 | 64/100 | -1 | Fresno | Fresno has the higher move score. |