Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Tennessee
Clarksville is a military and Nashville-adjacent growth market in Tennessee, useful for starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, 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 Clarksville has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Morristown minus Clarksville.
| Metric | Clarksville | Morristown | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,378 | $1,472 | +$94 | Clarksville | Clarksville has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $320,241 | $268,046 | -$52,195 | Morristown | Morristown has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $184/mo | $200/mo | +$16/mo | Clarksville | Clarksville has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 100 | 104 | +4 | Clarksville | Clarksville 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. |