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 | New York | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,446/mo | $1,714/mo | 15.6% lower in A |
| Median home value | $364,700 | $732,100 | 50.2% lower in A |
| Median household income | $74,016 | $76,607 | 3.4% lower in A |
| Groceries index | 100.0 | 108.1 | 7.5% lower in A |
| Utilities index | 133.9 | 133.1 | 0.6% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 101.3 | 104.3 | 2.9% lower in A |
| Healthcare index | 103.9 | 104.1 | ≈ equal |
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 $103,913 in New York to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Brockton, MA is about 3.8% cheaper overall than New York, NY, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 4% lower in Brockton than in New York. If you earn $80,000 in Brockton, you'd need about $83,130 in New York to keep the same standard of living.