Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Mississippi
Starkville is a supplemental starter city profile for the college-town rental market in Mississippi, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Mississippi
Jackson is the state-capital and healthcare market in Mississippi, promoted in source-ready batch 04 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Starkville has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Jackson has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Jackson minus Starkville.
| Metric | Starkville | Jackson | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,634 | $1,102 | -$532 | Jackson | Jackson has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $277,055 | $241,900 | -$35,155 | Jackson | Jackson has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $189/mo | $172/mo | -$17/mo | Jackson | Jackson has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 97 | 93 | -4 | Jackson | Jackson has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $40,824 | $54,720 | +$13,896 | Starkville | Starkville has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 84/100 | 79/100 | -5 | Starkville | Starkville has the higher move score. |