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 | Kettering | Normal | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $942/mo | $924/mo | 1.9% higher in A |
| Median home value | $174,300 | $194,400 | 10.3% lower in A |
| Median household income | $69,818 | $63,965 | 9.2% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 94.4 | 94.5 | ≈ equal |
| Utilities index | 94.3 | 90.2 | 4.5% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 98.3 | 98.8 | ≈ equal |
| Healthcare index | 99.0 | 99.4 | ≈ equal |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Kettering, you'd need $100,219 in Normal to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Kettering and Normal have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. If you earn $80,000 in Kettering, you'd need about $80,175 in Normal to keep the same standard of living.