Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Nebraska
Hastings is a supplemental starter city profile for the central Nebraska affordability market in Nebraska, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Nebraska
Lincoln is the state-capital and university market in Nebraska, promoted in source-ready batch 04 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Hastings has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Lincoln has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Lincoln minus Hastings.
| Metric | Hastings | Lincoln | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,102 | $1,100 | -$2 | Lincoln | Lincoln has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $204,875 | $255,000 | +$50,125 | Hastings | Hastings has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $196/mo | $170/mo | -$26/mo | Lincoln | Lincoln has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 103 | 96 | -7 | Lincoln | Lincoln has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $41,154 | $55,000 | +$13,846 | Hastings | Hastings has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 85/100 | 81/100 | -4 | Hastings | Hastings has the higher move score. |