Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Oregon
Grants Pass is a supplemental starter city profile for the Southern Oregon regional access 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
Grants Pass has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Grants Pass has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Portland minus Grants Pass.
| Metric | Grants Pass | Portland | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,629 | $1,717 | +$88 | Grants Pass | Grants Pass has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $400,473 | $538,687 | +$138,214 | Grants Pass | Grants Pass has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $206/mo | $189/mo | -$17/mo | Portland | Portland has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 111 | 107 | -4 | Portland | Portland has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $70,034 | $90,060 | +$20,026 | Grants Pass | Grants Pass has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 76/100 | 72/100 | -4 | Grants Pass | Grants Pass has the higher move score. |