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
Wilkes-Barre is a supplemental starter city profile for the lower-cost northeast Pennsylvania market in Pennsylvania, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
Wilkes-Barre has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Wilkes-Barre has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Wilkes-Barre minus Allentown.
| Metric | Allentown | Wilkes-Barre | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,734 | $1,252 | -$482 | Wilkes-Barre | Wilkes-Barre has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $312,103 | $177,964 | -$134,139 | Wilkes-Barre | Wilkes-Barre has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $196/mo | $216/mo | +$20/mo | Allentown | Allentown has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 102 | 107 | +5 | Allentown | Allentown has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $58,500 | $48,636 | -$9,864 | Wilkes-Barre | Wilkes-Barre has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 81/100 | 81/100 | 0 | Even | Move score is the same in both cities. |