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
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
Erie has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Erie has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as York minus Erie.
| Metric | Erie | York | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,047 | $1,351 | +$304 | Erie | Erie has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $202,235 | $278,433 | +$76,198 | Erie | Erie has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $208/mo | $204/mo | -$4/mo | York | York has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 105 | 104 | -1 | York | York has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $53,300 | $53,381 | +$81 | Erie | Erie has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 78/100 | 84/100 | +6 | York | York has the higher move score. |