Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Rhode Island
Narragansett is a supplemental starter city profile for the coastal rental and tourism market in Rhode Island, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Rhode Island
Warwick is the suburban and coastal access market in Rhode Island, promoted in source-ready batch 04 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Warwick has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Warwick has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Warwick minus Narragansett.
| Metric | Narragansett | Warwick | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,279 | $2,215 | -$64 | Warwick | Warwick has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $847,637 | $419,036 | -$428,601 | Warwick | Warwick has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $244/mo | $225/mo | -$19/mo | Warwick | Warwick has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 113 | 108 | -5 | Warwick | Warwick has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $99,674 | $79,000 | -$20,674 | Warwick | Warwick has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 66/100 | 69/100 | +3 | Warwick | Warwick has the higher move score. |