Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Wyoming
Laramie is the college-town and mountain access market in Wyoming, promoted in source-ready batch 05 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, 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 Laramie.
| Metric | Laramie | Rock Springs | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,156 | $1,039 | -$117 | Rock Springs | Rock Springs has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $371,224 | $290,155 | -$81,069 | Rock Springs | Rock Springs has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $201/mo | $201/mo | $0/mo | Even | Utilities is the same in both cities. |
| Groceries index | 103 | 103 | 0 | Even | Groceries index is the same in both cities. |
| Salary needed | $55,800 | $55,800 | $0 | Even | Salary needed is the same in both cities. |
| Move score | 74/100 | 74/100 | 0 | Even | Move score is the same in both cities. |