Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Virginia
Blacksburg is a supplemental starter city profile for the college-town rental market in Virginia, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Virginia
Norfolk is the port and military market in Virginia, promoted in source-ready batch 01 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Blacksburg has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Norfolk has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Norfolk minus Blacksburg.
| Metric | Blacksburg | Norfolk | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,855 | $1,748 | -$107 | Norfolk | Norfolk has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $423,763 | $310,519 | -$113,244 | Norfolk | Norfolk has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $201/mo | $190/mo | -$11/mo | Norfolk | Norfolk has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 107 | 104 | -3 | Norfolk | Norfolk has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $75,992 | $78,000 | +$2,008 | Blacksburg | Blacksburg has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 78/100 | 73/100 | -5 | Blacksburg | Blacksburg has the higher move score. |