Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Maryland
Towson is a supplemental starter city profile for the Baltimore-area college and jobs market in Maryland, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
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.
Comparison
Towson has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Towson has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Baltimore minus Towson.
| Metric | Towson | Baltimore | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,917 | $2,088 | +$171 | Towson | Towson has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $476,180 | $519,200 | +$43,020 | Towson | Towson has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $212/mo | $192/mo | -$20/mo | Baltimore | Baltimore has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 111 | 106 | -5 | Baltimore | Baltimore has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $82,357 | $94,620 | +$12,263 | Towson | Towson has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 74/100 | 73/100 | -1 | Towson | Towson has the higher move score. |