City comparison
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Brockton | Lowell | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,446/mo | $1,466/mo | 1.4% lower in A |
| Median home value | $364,700 | $362,800 | 0.5% higher in A |
| Median household income | $74,016 | $73,008 | 1.4% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 96.3 | 96.5 | ≈ equal |
| Utilities index | 93.2 | 93.4 | ≈ equal |
| Transportation index | 87.0 | 87.4 | ≈ equal |
| Healthcare index | 91.8 | 92.3 | 0.6% lower in A |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Brockton, you'd need $100,851 in Lowell to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Brockton, MA is about 0.8% cheaper overall than Lowell, MA, based on our cost-of-living index. If you earn $80,000 in Brockton, you'd need about $80,681 in Lowell to keep the same standard of living.