Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Massachusetts
Boston is the high-cost jobs, transit, and healthcare market in Massachusetts, promoted in source-ready batch 01 for comparisons around housing, wages, transit, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Massachusetts
Framingham is a supplemental starter city profile for the MetroWest jobs and commuter market in Massachusetts, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
Framingham has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Framingham has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Framingham minus Boston.
| Metric | Boston | Framingham | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,944 | $2,326 | -$618 | Framingham | Framingham has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $871,000 | $671,407 | -$199,593 | Framingham | Framingham has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $247/mo | $250/mo | +$3/mo | Boston | Boston has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 117 | 118 | +1 | Boston | Boston has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $124,000 | $92,700 | -$31,300 | Framingham | Framingham has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 59/100 | 69/100 | +10 | Framingham | Framingham has the higher move score. |