Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Florida
Tampa is the Florida launch comparison market, with major-metro access and a cost profile that is often easier to evaluate for households priced out of South Florida.
Florida
Lakeland is a supplemental starter city profile for the I-4 corridor affordability market in Florida, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
Lakeland has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Lakeland has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Lakeland minus Tampa.
| Metric | Tampa | Lakeland | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,725 | $1,654 | -$71 | Lakeland | Lakeland has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $405,000 | $312,001 | -$92,999 | Lakeland | Lakeland has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $352/mo | $277/mo | -$75/mo | Lakeland | Lakeland has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 84 | 100 | +16 | Tampa | Tampa has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $78,040 | $70,873 | -$7,167 | Lakeland | Lakeland has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 79/100 | 79/100 | 0 | Even | Move score is the same in both cities. |