Cost comparison
Compare Cities
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Jackson salary needed$55,661
Johnson City salary needed$55,800
Johnson City rent difference+$73
Johnson City score difference-3
Tennessee
Jackson
Jackson is a supplemental starter city profile for the West Tennessee regional jobs market in Tennessee, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
- Median rent: $1,415
- Home price: $226,346
- Salary needed: $55,661
- Move score: 85/100
Tennessee
Johnson City
Johnson City is a Tri-Cities healthcare and affordability market in Tennessee, useful for starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
- Median rent: $1,488
- Home price: $294,254
- Salary needed: $55,800
- Move score: 82/100
Comparison
Jackson vs Johnson City
Jackson has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Jackson has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Johnson City minus Jackson.
| Metric | Jackson | Johnson City | Difference | Advantage | Why |
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| Median rent | $1,415 | $1,488 | +$73 | Jackson | Jackson has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $226,346 | $294,254 | +$67,908 | Jackson | Jackson has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $188/mo | $184/mo | -$4/mo | Johnson City | Johnson City has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 101 | 100 | -1 | Johnson City | Johnson City has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $55,661 | $55,800 | +$139 | Jackson | Jackson has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 85/100 | 82/100 | -3 | Jackson | Jackson has the higher move score. |