Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Tennessee
Franklin is a premium Nashville-area suburb market in Tennessee, useful for starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Tennessee
Knoxville is the university and mountain-access market in Tennessee, promoted in source-ready batch 01 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Knoxville has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Knoxville has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Knoxville minus Franklin.
| Metric | Franklin | Knoxville | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,055 | $1,729 | -$326 | Knoxville | Knoxville has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $916,079 | $371,202 | -$544,877 | Knoxville | Knoxville has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $190/mo | $184/mo | -$6/mo | Knoxville | Knoxville has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 101 | 100 | -1 | Knoxville | Knoxville has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $76,880 | $55,800 | -$21,080 | Knoxville | Knoxville has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 73/100 | 82/100 | +9 | Knoxville | Knoxville has the higher move score. |