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 | Normal | Scranton | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $924/mo | $933/mo | 1.0% lower in A |
| Median home value | $194,400 | $125,700 | 54.7% higher in A |
| Median household income | $63,965 | $48,776 | 31.1% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 94.5 | 100.8 | 6.3% lower in A |
| Utilities index | 90.2 | 104.4 | 13.5% lower in A |
| Transportation index | 98.8 | 97.2 | 1.6% higher in A |
| Healthcare index | 99.4 | 99.8 | ≈ 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 Normal, you'd need $99,793 in Scranton to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Normal and Scranton have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 7% lower in Scranton than in Normal. If you earn $80,000 in Normal, you'd need about $79,834 in Scranton to keep the same standard of living.