Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Washington
Kennewick is a supplemental starter city profile for the Tri-Cities affordability market in Washington, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Washington
Tacoma is the Puget Sound commuter market in Washington, promoted in source-ready batch 01 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Kennewick has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Kennewick has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Tacoma minus Kennewick.
| Metric | Kennewick | Tacoma | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,598 | $1,760 | +$162 | Kennewick | Kennewick has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $433,399 | $496,966 | +$63,567 | Kennewick | Kennewick has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $208/mo | $195/mo | -$13/mo | Tacoma | Tacoma has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 114 | 111 | -3 | Tacoma | Tacoma has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $83,835 | $92,000 | +$8,165 | Kennewick | Kennewick has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 72/100 | 67/100 | -5 | Kennewick | Kennewick has the higher move score. |