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
Saint Paul is the state-capital and transit 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 Saint Paul has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Saint Paul minus Moorhead.
| Metric | Moorhead | Saint Paul | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,395 | $1,350 | -$45 | Saint Paul | Saint Paul 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 | Saint Paul | Saint Paul has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 103 | 100 | -3 | Saint Paul | Saint Paul 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. |