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 | Newark | Yakima | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $882/mo | $1,014/mo | 13.0% lower in A |
| Median home value | $162,300 | $243,300 | 33.3% lower in A |
| Median household income | $56,284 | $55,734 | 1.0% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 94.4 | 104.7 | 9.8% lower in A |
| Utilities index | 94.4 | 101.8 | 7.3% lower in A |
| Transportation index | 98.3 | 101.0 | 2.7% lower in A |
| Healthcare index | 99.0 | 100.9 | 1.9% 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 Newark, you'd need $99,945 in Yakima to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Newark and Yakima have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 9% lower in Yakima than in Newark. If you earn $80,000 in Newark, you'd need about $79,956 in Yakima to keep the same standard of living.