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 | Cicero | Huntersville | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,094/mo | $1,624/mo | 32.6% lower in A |
| Median home value | $224,300 | $393,200 | 43.0% lower in A |
| Median household income | $64,325 | $112,893 | 43.0% lower in A |
| Groceries index | 104.0 | 97.2 | 7.0% higher in A |
| Utilities index | 86.0 | 90.8 | 5.3% lower in A |
| Transportation index | 99.4 | 98.9 | ≈ equal |
| Healthcare index | 100.1 | 97.2 | 3.0% higher 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 Cicero, you'd need $99,951 in Huntersville to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Cicero and Huntersville have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 2% lower in Cicero than in Huntersville. If you earn $80,000 in Cicero, you'd need about $79,960 in Huntersville to keep the same standard of living.