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
Rock Springs is a energy and regional housing market in Wyoming, useful for starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
Rock Springs has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Rock Springs has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Rock Springs minus Casper.
| Metric | Casper | Rock Springs | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,335 | $1,039 | -$296 | Rock Springs | Rock Springs has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $308,116 | $290,155 | -$17,961 | Rock Springs | Rock Springs has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $195/mo | $201/mo | +$6/mo | Casper | Casper has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 101 | 103 | +2 | Casper | Casper has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $62,000 | $55,800 | -$6,200 | Rock Springs | Rock Springs has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 70/100 | 74/100 | +4 | Rock Springs | Rock Springs has the higher move score. |