Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
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.
Indiana
Bloomington is the college-town rental market in Indiana, promoted in source-ready batch 02 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Kokomo has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Bloomington has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Bloomington minus Kokomo.
| Metric | Kokomo | Bloomington | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,001 | $968 | -$33 | Bloomington | Bloomington has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $182,709 | $210,700 | +$27,991 | Kokomo | Kokomo has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $196/mo | $178/mo | -$18/mo | Bloomington | Bloomington has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 102 | 98 | -4 | Bloomington | Bloomington has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $42,374 | $47,700 | +$5,326 | Kokomo | Kokomo has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 85/100 | 85/100 | 0 | Even | Move score is the same in both cities. |