Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Washington
Kent is a supplemental starter city profile for the Seattle-area commuter and logistics market in Washington, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Washington
Vancouver is the Portland-adjacent commuter market in Washington, promoted in source-ready batch 01 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Kent has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Vancouver has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Vancouver minus Kent.
| Metric | Kent | Vancouver | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,916 | $1,784 | -$132 | Vancouver | Vancouver has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $657,911 | $510,577 | -$147,334 | Vancouver | Vancouver has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $208/mo | $195/mo | -$13/mo | Vancouver | Vancouver has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 114 | 111 | -3 | Vancouver | Vancouver has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $83,835 | $92,000 | +$8,165 | Kent | Kent has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 72/100 | 67/100 | -5 | Kent | Kent has the higher move score. |