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Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Hastings salary needed$41,154
North Platte salary needed$45,100
North Platte rent difference-$81
North Platte score difference-3
Nebraska
Hastings
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.
- Median rent: $1,102
- Home price: $204,875
- Salary needed: $41,154
- Move score: 85/100
Nebraska
North Platte
North Platte is a western Nebraska regional market in Nebraska, useful for starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
- Median rent: $1,021
- Home price: $214,923
- Salary needed: $45,100
- Move score: 82/100
Comparison
Hastings vs North Platte
Hastings has the lower salary-needed estimate, while North Platte has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as North Platte minus Hastings.
| Metric | Hastings | North Platte | Difference | Advantage | Why |
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| Median rent | $1,102 | $1,021 | -$81 | North Platte | North Platte has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $204,875 | $214,923 | +$10,048 | Hastings | Hastings has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $196/mo | $188/mo | -$8/mo | North Platte | North Platte has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 103 | 101 | -2 | North Platte | North Platte has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $41,154 | $45,100 | +$3,946 | Hastings | Hastings has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 85/100 | 82/100 | -3 | Hastings | Hastings has the higher move score. |