Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Oregon
Ashland is a supplemental starter city profile for the premium college and tourism market in Oregon, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Oregon
Bend is the premium mountain and remote-work market in Oregon, promoted in source-ready batch 02 for comparisons around housing, wages, insurance, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Ashland has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Ashland has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Bend minus Ashland.
| Metric | Ashland | Bend | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,980 | $2,237 | +$257 | Ashland | Ashland has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $553,166 | $735,193 | +$182,027 | Ashland | Ashland has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $212/mo | $207/mo | -$5/mo | Bend | Bend has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 113 | 111 | -2 | Bend | Bend has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $96,491 | $97,960 | +$1,469 | Ashland | Ashland has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 67/100 | 64/100 | -3 | Ashland | Ashland has the higher move score. |