Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Vermont
Stowe is a supplemental starter city profile for the premium mountain tourism and housing market in Vermont, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Vermont
South Burlington is the Burlington-area commuter market in Vermont, promoted in source-ready batch 05 for comparisons around housing, wages, heating bills, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
South Burlington has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Stowe has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as South Burlington minus Stowe.
| Metric | Stowe | South Burlington | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,350 | $2,587 | +$237 | Stowe | Stowe has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $1,045,345 | $483,761 | -$561,584 | South Burlington | South Burlington has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $249/mo | $230/mo | -$19/mo | South Burlington | South Burlington has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 113 | 108 | -5 | South Burlington | South Burlington has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $84,649 | $74,000 | -$10,649 | South Burlington | South Burlington has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 67/100 | 68/100 | +1 | South Burlington | South Burlington has the higher move score. |