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
York is a supplemental starter city profile for the south-central Pennsylvania affordability market in Pennsylvania, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
York has the lower salary-needed estimate, while York has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as York minus Allentown.
| Metric | Allentown | York | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,734 | $1,351 | -$383 | York | York has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $312,103 | $278,433 | -$33,670 | York | York 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 | York | York has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 81/100 | 84/100 | +3 | York | York has the higher move score. |