Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
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.
Rhode Island
Coventry is a supplemental starter city profile for the suburban family and affordability market in Rhode Island, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
Coventry has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Coventry has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Coventry minus Newport.
| Metric | Newport | Coventry | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $3,281 | $2,600 | -$681 | Coventry | Coventry has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $945,429 | $456,038 | -$489,391 | Coventry | Coventry has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $237/mo | $238/mo | +$1/mo | Newport | Newport has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 111 | 112 | +1 | Newport | Newport has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $97,960 | $72,344 | -$25,616 | Coventry | Coventry has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 64/100 | 75/100 | +11 | Coventry | Coventry has the higher move score. |