Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Kansas
Salina is a supplemental starter city profile for the central Kansas regional market in Kansas, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Kansas
Lawrence is the college-town rental market in Kansas, promoted in source-ready batch 03 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Salina has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Lawrence has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Lawrence minus Salina.
| Metric | Salina | Lawrence | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,038 | $946 | -$92 | Lawrence | Lawrence has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $175,877 | $206,400 | +$30,523 | Salina | Salina has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $185/mo | $180/mo | -$5/mo | Lawrence | Lawrence has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 98 | 97 | -1 | Lawrence | Lawrence has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $47,104 | $47,700 | +$596 | Salina | Salina has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 86/100 | 84/100 | -2 | Salina | Salina has the higher move score. |