Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Rhode Island
Barrington is a supplemental starter city profile for the premium coastal family market in Rhode Island, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Rhode Island
Newport is the premium coastal tourism market in Rhode Island, promoted in source-ready batch 04 for comparisons around housing, wages, insurance, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Newport has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Barrington has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Newport minus Barrington.
| Metric | Barrington | Newport | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,279 | $3,281 | +$1,002 | Barrington | Barrington has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $781,411 | $945,429 | +$164,018 | Barrington | Barrington has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $244/mo | $237/mo | -$7/mo | Newport | Newport has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 113 | 111 | -2 | Newport | Newport has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $99,674 | $97,960 | -$1,714 | Newport | Newport has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 66/100 | 64/100 | -2 | Barrington | Barrington has the higher move score. |