Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Pennsylvania
Erie is the lower-cost lake-region 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 Erie has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Wilkes-Barre minus Erie.
| Metric | Erie | Wilkes-Barre | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,047 | $1,252 | +$205 | Erie | Erie has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $202,235 | $177,964 | -$24,271 | Wilkes-Barre | Wilkes-Barre has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $208/mo | $216/mo | +$8/mo | Erie | Erie has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 105 | 107 | +2 | Erie | Erie has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $53,300 | $48,636 | -$4,664 | Wilkes-Barre | Wilkes-Barre has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 78/100 | 81/100 | +3 | Wilkes-Barre | Wilkes-Barre has the higher move score. |