Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Nebraska
Columbus is a supplemental starter city profile for the regional jobs and family 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
Columbus has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Kearney has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Kearney minus Columbus.
| Metric | Columbus | Kearney | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,468 | $1,454 | -$14 | Kearney | Kearney has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $270,488 | $314,446 | +$43,958 | Columbus | Columbus has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $184/mo | $176/mo | -$8/mo | Kearney | Kearney has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 100 | 98 | -2 | Kearney | Kearney has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $45,169 | $49,500 | +$4,331 | Columbus | Columbus has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 88/100 | 85/100 | -3 | Columbus | Columbus has the higher move score. |