Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Tennessee
Cookeville is a supplemental starter city profile for the college and Upper Cumberland market in Tennessee, useful for route coverage and 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 Morristown has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Morristown minus Cookeville.
| Metric | Cookeville | Morristown | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,522 | $1,472 | -$50 | Morristown | Morristown has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $320,366 | $268,046 | -$52,320 | Morristown | Morristown has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $188/mo | $200/mo | +$12/mo | Cookeville | Cookeville has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 101 | 104 | +3 | Cookeville | Cookeville has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $55,661 | $50,713 | -$4,948 | Morristown | Morristown has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 85/100 | 82/100 | -3 | Cookeville | Cookeville has the higher move score. |