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 | Duluth | Port Arthur | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $990/mo | $938/mo | 5.5% higher in A |
| Median home value | $209,800 | $91,500 | 129.3% higher in A |
| Median household income | $63,545 | $45,357 | 40.1% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 95.6 | 95.2 | ≈ equal |
| Utilities index | 88.6 | 86.6 | 2.3% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 93.6 | 97.5 | 4.0% lower in A |
| Healthcare index | 94.3 | 95.8 | 1.6% 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 Duluth, you'd need $100,224 in Port Arthur to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Duluth and Port Arthur have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. If you earn $80,000 in Duluth, you'd need about $80,179 in Port Arthur to keep the same standard of living.