Cost comparison

Compare Cities

Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.

Memphis salary needed$62,000
Jackson salary needed$55,661
Jackson rent difference+$159
Jackson score difference+7

Tennessee

Memphis

Memphis is the large metro logistics and affordability market in Tennessee, promoted in source-ready batch 01 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.

  • Median rent: $1,256
  • Home price: $147,306
  • Salary needed: $62,000
  • Move score: 78/100

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

Comparison

Memphis vs Jackson

Jackson has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Memphis has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Jackson minus Memphis.

MetricMemphisJacksonDifferenceAdvantageWhy
Median rent$1,256$1,415+$159MemphisMemphis has the lower median rent.
Home price$147,306$226,346+$79,040MemphisMemphis has the lower home price.
Utilities$178/mo$188/mo+$10/moMemphisMemphis has the lower utilities.
Groceries index98101+3MemphisMemphis has the lower groceries index.
Salary needed$62,000$55,661-$6,339JacksonJackson has the lower salary needed.
Move score78/10085/100+7JacksonJackson has the higher move score.