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 | Evanston | Sanford | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,625/mo | $1,402/mo | 15.9% higher in A |
| Median home value | $454,600 | $241,400 | 88.3% higher in A |
| Median household income | $93,188 | $59,181 | 57.5% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 104.0 | 97.0 | 7.2% higher in A |
| Utilities index | 86.0 | 89.5 | 3.9% lower in A |
| Transportation index | 99.4 | 99.4 | ≈ equal |
| Healthcare index | 100.1 | 97.6 | 2.5% 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 Evanston, you'd need $100,019 in Sanford to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Evanston and Sanford have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 2% lower in Evanston than in Sanford. If you earn $80,000 in Evanston, you'd need about $80,015 in Sanford to keep the same standard of living.