Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Indiana
Fort Wayne is the lower-cost regional employment market in Indiana, promoted in source-ready batch 02 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Indiana
Kokomo is a supplemental starter city profile for the manufacturing and affordability market in Indiana, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
Kokomo has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Kokomo has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Kokomo minus Fort Wayne.
| Metric | Fort Wayne | Kokomo | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,100 | $1,001 | -$99 | Kokomo | Kokomo has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $245,000 | $182,709 | -$62,291 | Kokomo | Kokomo has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $172/mo | $196/mo | +$24/mo | Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 96 | 102 | +6 | Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $53,000 | $42,374 | -$10,626 | Kokomo | Kokomo has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 81/100 | 85/100 | +4 | Kokomo | Kokomo has the higher move score. |