Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Nebraska
Beatrice is a supplemental starter city profile for the southeast Nebraska affordability market in Nebraska, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Nebraska
Kearney is the college and regional access market in Nebraska, promoted in source-ready batch 04 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Beatrice has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Beatrice has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Kearney minus Beatrice.
| Metric | Beatrice | Kearney | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,088 | $1,454 | +$366 | Beatrice | Beatrice has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $185,034 | $314,446 | +$129,412 | Beatrice | Beatrice has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $196/mo | $176/mo | -$20/mo | Kearney | Kearney has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 103 | 98 | -5 | Kearney | Kearney has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $41,154 | $49,500 | +$8,346 | Beatrice | Beatrice has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 85/100 | 85/100 | 0 | Even | Move score is the same in both cities. |