Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Washington
Bellingham is a supplemental starter city profile for the college and border-region housing market in Washington, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Washington
Bellevue is the premium tech and suburb market in Washington, promoted in source-ready batch 01 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Bellingham has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Bellingham has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Bellevue minus Bellingham.
| Metric | Bellingham | Bellevue | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,065 | $2,688 | +$623 | Bellingham | Bellingham has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $669,185 | $1,527,243 | +$858,058 | Bellingham | Bellingham has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $208/mo | $207/mo | -$1/mo | Bellevue | Bellevue has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 114 | 114 | 0 | Even | Groceries index is the same in both cities. |
| Salary needed | $83,835 | $114,080 | +$30,245 | Bellingham | Bellingham has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 72/100 | 62/100 | -10 | Bellingham | Bellingham has the higher move score. |