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
Portland is the large metro housing and transit market in Oregon, promoted in source-ready batch 02 for comparisons around housing, wages, transit, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Portland has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Portland has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Portland minus Ashland.
| Metric | Ashland | Portland | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,980 | $1,717 | -$263 | Portland | Portland has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $553,166 | $538,687 | -$14,479 | Portland | Portland has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $212/mo | $189/mo | -$23/mo | Portland | Portland has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 113 | 107 | -6 | Portland | Portland has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $96,491 | $90,060 | -$6,431 | Portland | Portland has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 67/100 | 72/100 | +5 | Portland | Portland has the higher move score. |