Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
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.
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
Wilkes-Barre has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Wilkes-Barre has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Harrisburg minus Wilkes-Barre.
| Metric | Wilkes-Barre | Harrisburg | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,252 | $1,372 | +$120 | Wilkes-Barre | Wilkes-Barre has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $177,964 | $265,646 | +$87,682 | Wilkes-Barre | Wilkes-Barre has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $216/mo | $196/mo | -$20/mo | Harrisburg | Harrisburg has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 107 | 102 | -5 | Harrisburg | Harrisburg has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $48,636 | $58,500 | +$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. |