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 | Middletown | Sanford | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,312/mo | $1,402/mo | 6.4% lower in A |
| Median home value | $257,800 | $241,400 | 6.8% higher in A |
| Median household income | $75,120 | $59,181 | 26.9% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 98.4 | 97.0 | 1.5% higher in A |
| Utilities index | 131.2 | 89.5 | 46.6% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 100.6 | 99.4 | 1.3% higher in A |
| Healthcare index | 103.3 | 97.6 | 5.8% 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 Middletown, you'd need $99,953 in Sanford to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Middletown and Sanford have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 9% lower in Middletown than in Sanford. If you earn $80,000 in Middletown, you'd need about $79,962 in Sanford to keep the same standard of living.