Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Tennessee
Murfreesboro is the Nashville-area growth and family market in Tennessee, promoted in source-ready batch 01 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
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.
Comparison
Cookeville has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Cookeville has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Cookeville minus Murfreesboro.
| Metric | Murfreesboro | Cookeville | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,699 | $1,522 | -$177 | Cookeville | Cookeville has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $427,410 | $320,366 | -$107,044 | Cookeville | Cookeville has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $178/mo | $188/mo | +$10/mo | Murfreesboro | Murfreesboro has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 98 | 101 | +3 | Murfreesboro | Murfreesboro has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $62,000 | $55,661 | -$6,339 | Cookeville | Cookeville has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 78/100 | 85/100 | +7 | Cookeville | Cookeville has the higher move score. |