Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
South Dakota
Tea is a supplemental starter city profile for the Sioux Falls-area family growth market in South Dakota, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
South Dakota
Pierre is the state-capital access market in South Dakota, promoted in source-ready batch 04 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Tea has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Tea has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Pierre minus Tea.
| Metric | Tea | Pierre | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,380 | $1,417 | +$37 | Tea | Tea has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $382,864 | $296,352 | -$86,512 | Pierre | Pierre has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $194/mo | $184/mo | -$10/mo | Pierre | Pierre has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 100 | 98 | -2 | Pierre | Pierre has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $43,862 | $48,600 | +$4,738 | Tea | Tea has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 84/100 | 81/100 | -3 | Tea | Tea has the higher move score. |