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 | York | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $882/mo | $943/mo | 6.5% lower in A |
| Median home value | $162,300 | $92,600 | 75.3% higher in A |
| Median household income | $56,284 | $42,351 | 32.9% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 94.4 | 100.8 | 6.3% lower in A |
| Utilities index | 94.4 | 104.7 | 9.8% lower in A |
| Transportation index | 98.3 | 97.2 | 1.2% higher in A |
| Healthcare index | 99.0 | 99.8 | 0.8% 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 $100,000 in York to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Newark and York have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 5% lower in York than in Newark. If you earn $80,000 in Newark, you'd need about $80,000 in York to keep the same standard of living.