Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Michigan
Flint is a lower-cost legacy metro market in Michigan, useful for starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Michigan
Kalamazoo is the college and healthcare market in Michigan, promoted in source-ready batch 01 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Flint has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Flint has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Kalamazoo minus Flint.
| Metric | Flint | Kalamazoo | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $936 | $1,056 | +$120 | Flint | Flint has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $197,600 | $223,600 | +$26,000 | Flint | Flint has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $200/mo | $188/mo | -$12/mo | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 102 | 99 | -3 | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $46,740 | $51,300 | +$4,560 | Flint | Flint has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 80/100 | 83/100 | +3 | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo has the higher move score. |