Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Wyoming
Casper is the energy and regional jobs market in Wyoming, promoted in source-ready batch 05 for comparisons around housing, wages, heating bills, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Wyoming
Evanston is a supplemental starter city profile for the southwest Wyoming affordability market in Wyoming, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
Evanston has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Evanston has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Evanston minus Casper.
| Metric | Casper | Evanston | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,335 | $868 | -$467 | Evanston | Evanston has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $308,116 | $312,494 | +$4,378 | Casper | Casper has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $195/mo | $219/mo | +$24/mo | Casper | Casper has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 101 | 107 | +6 | Casper | Casper has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $62,000 | $49,569 | -$12,431 | Evanston | Evanston has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 70/100 | 74/100 | +4 | Evanston | Evanston has the higher move score. |