Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
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.
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.
Comparison
Beatrice has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Beatrice has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Beatrice minus Lincoln.
| Metric | Lincoln | Beatrice | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,100 | $1,088 | -$12 | Beatrice | Beatrice has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $255,000 | $185,034 | -$69,966 | Beatrice | Beatrice has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $170/mo | $196/mo | +$26/mo | Lincoln | Lincoln has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 96 | 103 | +7 | Lincoln | Lincoln has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $55,000 | $41,154 | -$13,846 | Beatrice | Beatrice has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 81/100 | 85/100 | +4 | Beatrice | Beatrice has the higher move score. |