Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Florida
Clearwater is a supplemental starter city profile for the Tampa Bay coastal and retirement market in Florida, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Florida
Jacksonville is a large-metro housing and port-market comparison in Florida, useful for starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
Jacksonville has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Jacksonville has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Jacksonville minus Clearwater.
| Metric | Clearwater | Jacksonville | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,960 | $1,750 | -$210 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $341,503 | $415,000 | +$73,497 | Clearwater | Clearwater has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $277/mo | $379/mo | +$102/mo | Clearwater | Clearwater has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 100 | 89 | -11 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $70,873 | $63,560 | -$7,313 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 79/100 | 73/100 | -6 | Clearwater | Clearwater has the higher move score. |