Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Wisconsin
Janesville is a supplemental starter city profile for the southern Wisconsin affordability market in Wisconsin, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Wisconsin
Eau Claire is the college and regional access market in Wisconsin, promoted in source-ready batch 02 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Janesville has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Eau Claire has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Eau Claire minus Janesville.
| Metric | Janesville | Eau Claire | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,270 | $1,218 | -$52 | Eau Claire | Eau Claire has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $292,557 | $315,721 | +$23,164 | Janesville | Janesville has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $195/mo | $191/mo | -$4/mo | Eau Claire | Eau Claire has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 101 | 100 | -1 | Eau Claire | Eau Claire has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $50,047 | $53,100 | +$3,053 | Janesville | Janesville has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 87/100 | 83/100 | -4 | Janesville | Janesville has the higher move score. |