Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Maryland
Baltimore is the large metro jobs and healthcare market in Maryland, promoted in source-ready batch 02 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Maryland
Germantown is a supplemental starter city profile for the Montgomery County commuter market in Maryland, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
Germantown has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Germantown has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Germantown minus Baltimore.
| Metric | Baltimore | Germantown | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,088 | $2,060 | -$28 | Germantown | Germantown has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $519,200 | $424,848 | -$94,352 | Germantown | Germantown has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $192/mo | $212/mo | +$20/mo | Baltimore | Baltimore has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 106 | 111 | +5 | Baltimore | Baltimore has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $94,620 | $82,357 | -$12,263 | Germantown | Germantown has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 73/100 | 74/100 | +1 | Germantown | Germantown has the higher move score. |