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 | Brownsville | Jonesboro | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $872/mo | $871/mo | 0.1% higher in A |
| Median home value | $112,600 | $196,100 | 42.6% lower in A |
| Median household income | $46,735 | $51,124 | 8.6% lower in A |
| Groceries index | 96.2 | 96.2 | ≈ equal |
| Utilities index | 92.3 | 92.2 | ≈ equal |
| Transportation index | 78.1 | 78.0 | ≈ equal |
| Healthcare index | 89.0 | 88.9 | ≈ 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 Brownsville, you'd need $99,937 in Jonesboro to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Brownsville and Jonesboro have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. If you earn $80,000 in Brownsville, you'd need about $79,950 in Jonesboro to keep the same standard of living.