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 | Conway | Jackson | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $942/mo | $980/mo | 3.9% lower in A |
| Median home value | $223,900 | $104,900 | 113.4% higher in A |
| Median household income | $54,036 | $42,193 | 28.1% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 95.1 | 97.0 | 1.9% lower in A |
| Utilities index | 80.7 | 83.1 | 3.0% lower in A |
| Transportation index | 96.9 | 97.4 | 0.6% lower in A |
| Healthcare index | 95.1 | 95.7 | 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 Conway, you'd need $100,060 in Jackson to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Conway and Jackson have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. If you earn $80,000 in Conway, you'd need about $80,048 in Jackson to keep the same standard of living.