Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Rhode Island
Johnston is a supplemental starter city profile for the Providence-area commuter market in Rhode Island, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Rhode Island
Pawtucket is the lower-cost Providence-area market in Rhode Island, promoted in source-ready batch 04 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Pawtucket has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Pawtucket has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Pawtucket minus Johnston.
| Metric | Johnston | Pawtucket | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,883 | $1,782 | -$101 | Pawtucket | Pawtucket has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $450,372 | $396,400 | -$53,972 | Pawtucket | Pawtucket has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $238/mo | $231/mo | -$7/mo | Pawtucket | Pawtucket has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 112 | 110 | -2 | Pawtucket | Pawtucket has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $72,344 | $71,100 | -$1,244 | Pawtucket | Pawtucket has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 75/100 | 73/100 | -2 | Johnston | Johnston has the higher move score. |