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
Eugene is the college-town and lifestyle market in Oregon, promoted in source-ready batch 02 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Eugene has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Eugene has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Eugene minus Ashland.
| Metric | Ashland | Eugene | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,980 | $1,843 | -$137 | Eugene | Eugene has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $553,166 | $478,489 | -$74,677 | Eugene | Eugene has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $212/mo | $195/mo | -$17/mo | Eugene | Eugene has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 113 | 108 | -5 | Eugene | Eugene has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $96,491 | $79,000 | -$17,491 | Eugene | Eugene has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 67/100 | 69/100 | +2 | Eugene | Eugene has the higher move score. |