Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Tennessee
Chattanooga is the river city jobs and lifestyle market in Tennessee, promoted in source-ready batch 01 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Tennessee
Morristown is a supplemental starter city profile for the East Tennessee affordability market in Tennessee, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
Morristown has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Morristown has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Morristown minus Chattanooga.
| Metric | Chattanooga | Morristown | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,497 | $1,472 | -$25 | Morristown | Morristown has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $322,291 | $268,046 | -$54,245 | Morristown | Morristown has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $184/mo | $200/mo | +$16/mo | Chattanooga | Chattanooga has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 100 | 104 | +4 | Chattanooga | Chattanooga has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $55,800 | $50,713 | -$5,087 | Morristown | Morristown has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 82/100 | 82/100 | 0 | Even | Move score is the same in both cities. |