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
Evansville is the Ohio River affordability 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 Evansville has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Evansville minus Kokomo.
| Metric | Kokomo | Evansville | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,001 | $968 | -$33 | Evansville | Evansville 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 | Evansville | Evansville has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 102 | 98 | -4 | Evansville | Evansville 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. |