Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Ohio
Parma is a supplemental starter city profile for the Cleveland-area family and commuter 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
Parma has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Parma has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Cleveland minus Parma.
| Metric | Parma | Cleveland | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,347 | $1,425 | +$78 | Parma | Parma has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $215,651 | $117,703 | -$97,948 | Cleveland | Cleveland has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $186/mo | $172/mo | -$14/mo | Cleveland | Cleveland has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 100 | 95 | -5 | Cleveland | Cleveland has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $45,414 | $49,000 | +$3,586 | Parma | Parma has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 88/100 | 82/100 | -6 | Parma | Parma has the higher move score. |