Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the large metro and lake-region market in Wisconsin, promoted in source-ready batch 02 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
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.
Comparison
Janesville has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Janesville has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Janesville minus Milwaukee.
| Metric | Milwaukee | Janesville | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,461 | $1,270 | -$191 | Janesville | Janesville has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $226,456 | $292,557 | +$66,101 | Milwaukee | Milwaukee has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $179/mo | $195/mo | +$16/mo | Milwaukee | Milwaukee has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 97 | 101 | +4 | Milwaukee | Milwaukee has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $67,260 | $50,047 | -$17,213 | Janesville | Janesville has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 82/100 | 87/100 | +5 | Janesville | Janesville has the higher move score. |