Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Ohio
Middletown is a supplemental starter city profile for the Cincinnati-Dayton affordability market in Ohio, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Ohio
Cleveland is the lower-cost Ohio launch comparison market, where housing affordability, healthcare employment, older housing stock, utilities, and neighborhood variation shape the budget story.
Comparison
Middletown has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Middletown has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Cleveland minus Middletown.
| Metric | Middletown | Cleveland | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,314 | $1,425 | +$111 | Middletown | Middletown has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $258,008 | $117,703 | -$140,305 | Cleveland | Cleveland has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $198/mo | $172/mo | -$26/mo | Cleveland | Cleveland has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 103 | 95 | -8 | Cleveland | Cleveland has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $41,377 | $49,000 | +$7,623 | Middletown | Middletown has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 85/100 | 82/100 | -3 | Middletown | Middletown has the higher move score. |