Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Pennsylvania
Allentown is the Lehigh Valley commuter market in Pennsylvania, promoted in source-ready batch 01 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Pennsylvania
Levittown is a supplemental starter city profile for the Philadelphia-area family market in Pennsylvania, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
Levittown has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Allentown has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Levittown minus Allentown.
| Metric | Allentown | Levittown | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,734 | $1,883 | +$149 | Allentown | Allentown has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $312,103 | $396,701 | +$84,598 | Allentown | Allentown has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $196/mo | $204/mo | +$8/mo | Allentown | Allentown has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 102 | 104 | +2 | Allentown | Allentown has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $58,500 | $53,381 | -$5,119 | Levittown | Levittown has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 81/100 | 84/100 | +3 | Levittown | Levittown has the higher move score. |