Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Illinois
Decatur is a supplemental starter city profile for the lower-cost central Illinois market in Illinois, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Illinois
Rockford is the lower-cost regional market in Illinois, promoted in source-ready batch 01 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Decatur has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Decatur has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Rockford minus Decatur.
| Metric | Decatur | Rockford | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $984 | $1,170 | +$186 | Decatur | Decatur has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $104,867 | $247,000 | +$142,133 | Decatur | Decatur has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $208/mo | $203/mo | -$5/mo | Rockford | Rockford has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 107 | 106 | -1 | Rockford | Rockford has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $55,873 | $56,580 | +$707 | Decatur | Decatur has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 78/100 | 76/100 | -2 | Decatur | Decatur has the higher move score. |