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
Seattle is the high-income tech and housing-pressure 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 Seattle minus Bellingham.
| Metric | Bellingham | Seattle | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,065 | $2,202 | +$137 | Bellingham | Bellingham has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $669,185 | $871,599 | +$202,414 | Bellingham | Bellingham has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $208/mo | $207/mo | -$1/mo | Seattle | Seattle 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. |