Cost comparison
Compare Cities
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Jamestown salary needed$47,560
Minot salary needed$52,200
Minot rent difference+$24
Minot score difference+3
North Dakota
Jamestown
Jamestown is a lower-cost regional access market in North Dakota, useful for starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
- Median rent: $1,016
- Home price: $215,083
- Salary needed: $47,560
- Move score: 75/100
North Dakota
Minot
Minot is the energy and military market in North Dakota, promoted in source-ready batch 04 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
- Median rent: $1,040
- Home price: $276,116
- Salary needed: $52,200
- Move score: 78/100
Comparison
Jamestown vs Minot
Jamestown has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Jamestown has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Minot minus Jamestown.
| Metric | Jamestown | Minot | Difference | Advantage | Why |
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| Median rent | $1,016 | $1,040 | +$24 | Jamestown | Jamestown has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $215,083 | $276,116 | +$61,033 | Jamestown | Jamestown has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $208/mo | $196/mo | -$12/mo | Minot | Minot has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 103 | 100 | -3 | Minot | Minot has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $47,560 | $52,200 | +$4,640 | Jamestown | Jamestown has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 75/100 | 78/100 | +3 | Minot | Minot has the higher move score. |