Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Minnesota
Moorhead is a supplemental starter city profile for the Fargo-adjacent college and housing market in Minnesota, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Minnesota
Rochester is the healthcare employment market in Minnesota, promoted in source-ready batch 02 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Moorhead has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Rochester has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Rochester minus Moorhead.
| Metric | Moorhead | Rochester | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,395 | $1,350 | -$45 | Rochester | Rochester has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $286,330 | $330,000 | +$43,670 | Moorhead | Moorhead has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $198/mo | $188/mo | -$10/mo | Rochester | Rochester has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 103 | 100 | -3 | Rochester | Rochester has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $58,354 | $65,000 | +$6,646 | Moorhead | Moorhead has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 85/100 | 78/100 | -7 | Moorhead | Moorhead has the higher move score. |