Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Oklahoma
Stillwater is a college-town rental market in Oklahoma, useful for starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Oklahoma
Norman is the college-town rental market in Oklahoma, promoted in source-ready batch 04 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Norman has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Norman has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Norman minus Stillwater.
| Metric | Stillwater | Norman | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,443 | $1,344 | -$99 | Norman | Norman has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $266,352 | $264,711 | -$1,641 | Norman | Norman has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $184/mo | $184/mo | $0/mo | Even | Utilities is the same in both cities. |
| Groceries index | 97 | 97 | 0 | Even | Groceries index is the same in both cities. |
| Salary needed | $46,800 | $46,800 | $0 | Even | Salary needed is the same in both cities. |
| Move score | 82/100 | 82/100 | 0 | Even | Move score is the same in both cities. |