Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
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.
Oregon
McMinnville is a supplemental starter city profile for the Willamette Valley family and tourism market in Oregon, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
McMinnville has the lower salary-needed estimate, while McMinnville has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as McMinnville minus Bend.
| Metric | Bend | McMinnville | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,237 | $1,964 | -$273 | McMinnville | McMinnville has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $735,193 | $488,630 | -$246,563 | McMinnville | McMinnville has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $207/mo | $206/mo | -$1/mo | McMinnville | McMinnville has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 111 | 111 | 0 | Even | Groceries index is the same in both cities. |
| Salary needed | $97,960 | $70,034 | -$27,926 | McMinnville | McMinnville has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 64/100 | 76/100 | +12 | McMinnville | McMinnville has the higher move score. |