Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Kentucky
Elizabethtown is a supplemental starter city profile for the Fort Knox-area growth market in Kentucky, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Kentucky
Louisville is the large metro jobs and housing market in Kentucky, promoted in source-ready batch 02 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Elizabethtown has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Louisville has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Louisville minus Elizabethtown.
| Metric | Elizabethtown | Louisville | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,385 | $1,276 | -$109 | Louisville | Louisville has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $267,784 | $289,100 | +$21,316 | Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $189/mo | $170/mo | -$19/mo | Louisville | Louisville has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 100 | 95 | -5 | Louisville | Louisville has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $44,834 | $61,560 | +$16,726 | Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 87/100 | 82/100 | -5 | Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown has the higher move score. |