Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
South Carolina
Aiken is a supplemental starter city profile for the western South Carolina family market in South Carolina, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
South Carolina
Spartanburg is the Upstate affordability market in South Carolina, promoted in source-ready batch 03 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Spartanburg has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Spartanburg has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Spartanburg minus Aiken.
| Metric | Aiken | Spartanburg | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,392 | $1,347 | -$45 | Spartanburg | Spartanburg has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $273,587 | $234,899 | -$38,688 | Spartanburg | Spartanburg has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $199/mo | $191/mo | -$8/mo | Spartanburg | Spartanburg has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 102 | 100 | -2 | Spartanburg | Spartanburg has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $55,800 | $55,800 | $0 | Even | Salary needed is the same in both cities. |
| Move score | 81/100 | 80/100 | -1 | Aiken | Aiken has the higher move score. |