Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
New Hampshire
Laconia is a lake-region tourism and housing market in New Hampshire, useful for starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
New Hampshire
Dover is the seacoast regional market in New Hampshire, promoted in source-ready batch 04 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Dover has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Dover has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Dover minus Laconia.
| Metric | Laconia | Dover | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,749 | $1,540 | -$209 | Dover | Dover has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $436,594 | $391,300 | -$45,294 | Dover | Dover has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $237/mo | $231/mo | -$6/mo | Dover | Dover has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 111 | 110 | -1 | Dover | Dover has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $100,440 | $72,900 | -$27,540 | Dover | Dover has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 66/100 | 75/100 | +9 | Dover | Dover has the higher move score. |