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
Salem is the state-capital affordability market in Oregon, promoted in source-ready batch 02 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Salem has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Salem has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Salem minus Ashland.
| Metric | Ashland | Salem | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,980 | $1,591 | -$389 | Salem | Salem has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $553,166 | $438,754 | -$114,412 | Salem | Salem has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $212/mo | $201/mo | -$11/mo | Salem | Salem has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 113 | 110 | -3 | Salem | Salem has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $96,491 | $71,100 | -$25,391 | Salem | Salem has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 67/100 | 73/100 | +6 | Salem | Salem has the higher move score. |