Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
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.
Texas
Dallas is a major job-market and housing comparison hub in Texas, useful for starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
McKinney has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Dallas has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Dallas minus McKinney.
| Metric | McKinney | Dallas | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,772 | $1,631 | -$141 | Dallas | Dallas has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $487,346 | $311,957 | -$175,389 | Dallas | Dallas has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $283/mo | $447/mo | +$164/mo | McKinney | McKinney has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 98 | 87 | -11 | Dallas | Dallas has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $57,287 | $65,240 | +$7,953 | McKinney | McKinney has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 85/100 | 81/100 | -4 | McKinney | McKinney has the higher move score. |