Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Kentucky
Lexington is the university and healthcare market in Kentucky, promoted in source-ready batch 02 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Kentucky
Hopkinsville is a supplemental starter city profile for the western Kentucky regional market in Kentucky, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
Hopkinsville has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Hopkinsville has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Hopkinsville minus Lexington.
| Metric | Lexington | Hopkinsville | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,100 | $1,054 | -$46 | Hopkinsville | Hopkinsville has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $245,000 | $194,263 | -$50,737 | Hopkinsville | Hopkinsville has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $176/mo | $201/mo | +$25/mo | Lexington | Lexington has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 96 | 103 | +7 | Lexington | Lexington has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $54,000 | $40,848 | -$13,152 | Hopkinsville | Hopkinsville has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 79/100 | 84/100 | +5 | Hopkinsville | Hopkinsville has the higher move score. |