Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
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.
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.
Comparison
Kent has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Tacoma has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Kent minus Tacoma.
| Metric | Tacoma | Kent | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,760 | $1,916 | +$156 | Tacoma | Tacoma has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $496,966 | $657,911 | +$160,945 | Tacoma | Tacoma has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $195/mo | $208/mo | +$13/mo | Tacoma | Tacoma has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 111 | 114 | +3 | Tacoma | Tacoma has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $92,000 | $83,835 | -$8,165 | Kent | Kent has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 67/100 | 72/100 | +5 | Kent | Kent has the higher move score. |