Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
South Dakota
Brookings is the college-town and regional market in South Dakota, promoted in source-ready batch 04 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
South Dakota
Spearfish is a supplemental starter city profile for the Black Hills housing and lifestyle market in South Dakota, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
Spearfish has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Brookings has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Spearfish minus Brookings.
| Metric | Brookings | Spearfish | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,317 | $1,350 | +$33 | Brookings | Brookings has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $316,002 | $456,917 | +$140,915 | Brookings | Brookings has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $184/mo | $194/mo | +$10/mo | Brookings | Brookings has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 98 | 100 | +2 | Brookings | Brookings has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $48,600 | $43,862 | -$4,738 | Spearfish | Spearfish has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 81/100 | 84/100 | +3 | Spearfish | Spearfish has the higher move score. |