Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Texas
Frisco is a supplemental starter city profile for the premium Dallas-area growth market in Texas, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Texas
McKinney is a supplemental starter city profile for the Dallas-area family growth market in Texas, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
McKinney has the lower salary-needed estimate, while McKinney has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as McKinney minus Frisco.
| Metric | Frisco | McKinney | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,772 | $1,772 | $0 | Even | Median rent is the same in both cities. |
| Home price | $663,246 | $487,346 | -$175,900 | McKinney | McKinney has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $289/mo | $283/mo | -$6/mo | McKinney | McKinney has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 100 | 98 | -2 | McKinney | McKinney has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $78,928 | $57,287 | -$21,641 | McKinney | McKinney has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 76/100 | 85/100 | +9 | McKinney | McKinney has the higher move score. |