Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
North Dakota
Watford City is a supplemental starter city profile for the energy-market housing and wage market in North Dakota, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
North Dakota
Williston is the energy-market wage and housing market in North Dakota, promoted in source-ready batch 04 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Watford City has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Watford City has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Williston minus Watford City.
| Metric | Watford City | Williston | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,258 | $1,286 | +$28 | Watford City | Watford City has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $385,935 | $370,303 | -$15,632 | Williston | Williston has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $207/mo | $202/mo | -$5/mo | Williston | Williston has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 103 | 101 | -2 | Williston | Williston has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $71,021 | $71,920 | +$899 | Watford City | Watford City has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 71/100 | 69/100 | -2 | Watford City | Watford City has the higher move score. |