Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Iowa
Cedar Rapids is the regional jobs and family market in Iowa, promoted in source-ready batch 03 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Iowa
Dubuque is a supplemental starter city profile for the river city jobs and affordability market in Iowa, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
Dubuque has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Cedar Rapids has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Dubuque minus Cedar Rapids.
| Metric | Cedar Rapids | Dubuque | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,050 | $1,100 | +$50 | Cedar Rapids | Cedar Rapids has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $230,000 | $247,450 | +$17,450 | Cedar Rapids | Cedar Rapids has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $168/mo | $181/mo | +$13/mo | Cedar Rapids | Cedar Rapids has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 95 | 99 | +4 | Cedar Rapids | Cedar Rapids has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $52,000 | $43,173 | -$8,827 | Dubuque | Dubuque has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 80/100 | 88/100 | +8 | Dubuque | Dubuque has the higher move score. |