Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Maine
Waterville is a supplemental starter city profile for the central Maine college and affordability market in Maine, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Maine
Bangor is the regional healthcare and access market in Maine, promoted in source-ready batch 03 for comparisons around housing, wages, heating bills, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Waterville has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Bangor has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Bangor minus Waterville.
| Metric | Waterville | Bangor | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,333 | $1,320 | -$13 | Bangor | Bangor has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $247,046 | $339,700 | +$92,654 | Waterville | Waterville has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $248/mo | $231/mo | -$17/mo | Bangor | Bangor has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 112 | 108 | -4 | Bangor | Bangor has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $53,526 | $63,000 | +$9,474 | Waterville | Waterville has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 74/100 | 73/100 | -1 | Waterville | Waterville has the higher move score. |