Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Kentucky
Paducah is a lower-cost river-region market in Kentucky, useful for starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Kentucky
Owensboro is the lower-cost regional market in Kentucky, promoted in source-ready batch 02 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
These cities are close on starter affordability signals. Differences are shown as Owensboro minus Paducah.
| Metric | Paducah | Owensboro | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $858 | $858 | $0 | Even | Median rent is the same in both cities. |
| Home price | $186,200 | $186,200 | $0 | Even | Home price is the same in both cities. |
| Utilities | $194/mo | $194/mo | $0/mo | Even | Utilities is the same in both cities. |
| Groceries index | 101 | 101 | 0 | Even | Groceries index is the same in both cities. |
| Salary needed | $44,280 | $44,280 | $0 | Even | Salary needed is the same in both cities. |
| Move score | 80/100 | 80/100 | 0 | Even | Move score is the same in both cities. |