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
Virginia Beach is the coastal military and family 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 Blacksburg has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Virginia Beach minus Blacksburg.
| Metric | Blacksburg | Virginia Beach | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,855 | $2,010 | +$155 | Blacksburg | Blacksburg has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $423,763 | $427,121 | +$3,358 | Blacksburg | Blacksburg has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $201/mo | $184/mo | -$17/mo | Virginia Beach | Virginia Beach has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 107 | 103 | -4 | Virginia Beach | Virginia Beach has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $75,992 | $88,920 | +$12,928 | Blacksburg | Blacksburg has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 78/100 | 76/100 | -2 | Blacksburg | Blacksburg has the higher move score. |