Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Connecticut
Middletown is a supplemental starter city profile for the college and river-valley market in Connecticut, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Connecticut
New Haven is the university and healthcare market in Connecticut, promoted in source-ready batch 03 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Middletown has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Middletown has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as New Haven minus Middletown.
| Metric | Middletown | New Haven | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,011 | $2,240 | +$229 | Middletown | Middletown has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $360,110 | $330,564 | -$29,546 | New Haven | New Haven has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $232/mo | $220/mo | -$12/mo | New Haven | New Haven has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 111 | 108 | -3 | New Haven | New Haven has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $74,160 | $80,000 | +$5,840 | Middletown | Middletown has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 75/100 | 70/100 | -5 | Middletown | Middletown has the higher move score. |