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 | Kennewick | Livonia | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,113/mo | $1,235/mo | 9.9% lower in A |
| Median home value | $318,400 | $249,000 | 27.9% higher in A |
| Median household income | $70,429 | $92,458 | 23.8% lower in A |
| Groceries index | 104.7 | 98.1 | 6.8% higher in A |
| Utilities index | 103.0 | 102.4 | 0.6% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 101.0 | 100.9 | ≈ equal |
| Healthcare index | 100.9 | 101.5 | 0.7% 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 Kennewick, you'd need $100,051 in Livonia to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Kennewick and Livonia have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 3% lower in Kennewick than in Livonia. If you earn $80,000 in Kennewick, you'd need about $80,041 in Livonia to keep the same standard of living.