Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Indiana
Terre Haute is a supplemental starter city profile for the lower-cost college and regional 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
Terre Haute has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Terre Haute has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Evansville minus Terre Haute.
| Metric | Terre Haute | Evansville | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $965 | $968 | +$3 | Terre Haute | Terre Haute has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $158,255 | $210,700 | +$52,445 | Terre Haute | Terre Haute 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 | Terre Haute | Terre Haute has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 85/100 | 85/100 | 0 | Even | Move score is the same in both cities. |