Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Illinois
Peoria is a regional healthcare and affordability market in Illinois, useful for starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Illinois
Springfield is the state-capital affordability market in Illinois, promoted in source-ready batch 01 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
These cities are close on starter affordability signals. Differences are shown as Springfield minus Peoria.
| Metric | Peoria | Springfield | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,320 | $1,320 | $0 | Even | Median rent is the same in both cities. |
| Home price | $279,500 | $279,500 | $0 | Even | Home price is the same in both cities. |
| Utilities | $191/mo | $191/mo | $0/mo | Even | Utilities is the same in both cities. |
| Groceries index | 103 | 103 | 0 | Even | Groceries index is the same in both cities. |
| Salary needed | $62,100 | $62,100 | $0 | Even | Salary needed is the same in both cities. |
| Move score | 79/100 | 79/100 | 0 | Even | Move score is the same in both cities. |