Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Pennsylvania
Reading is a lower-cost regional market in Pennsylvania, useful for starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg is the state-capital affordability market in Pennsylvania, promoted in source-ready batch 01 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Reading has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Harrisburg has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Harrisburg minus Reading.
| Metric | Reading | Harrisburg | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,441 | $1,372 | -$69 | Harrisburg | Harrisburg has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $264,716 | $265,646 | +$930 | Reading | Reading has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $208/mo | $196/mo | -$12/mo | Harrisburg | Harrisburg has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 105 | 102 | -3 | Harrisburg | Harrisburg has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $53,300 | $58,500 | +$5,200 | Reading | Reading has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 78/100 | 81/100 | +3 | Harrisburg | Harrisburg has the higher move score. |