Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Nevada
Boulder City is a supplemental starter city profile for the Las Vegas-area retirement and tourism market in Nevada, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Nevada
Reno is the Northern Nevada growth and housing market in Nevada, promoted in source-ready batch 02 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Boulder City has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Boulder City has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Reno minus Boulder City.
| Metric | Boulder City | Reno | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,406 | $1,877 | +$471 | Boulder City | Boulder City has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $472,731 | $570,934 | +$98,203 | Boulder City | Boulder City has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $214/mo | $205/mo | -$9/mo | Reno | Reno has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 106 | 103 | -3 | Reno | Reno has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $63,603 | $74,000 | +$10,397 | Boulder City | Boulder City has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 79/100 | 71/100 | -8 | Boulder City | Boulder City has the higher move score. |