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 | Reading | Sherman | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $942/mo | $1,109/mo | 15.1% lower in A |
| Median home value | $96,900 | $197,400 | 50.9% lower in A |
| Median household income | $42,852 | $58,020 | 26.1% lower in A |
| Groceries index | 100.8 | 95.2 | 5.8% higher in A |
| Utilities index | 105.5 | 86.8 | 21.6% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 97.2 | 97.5 | ≈ equal |
| Healthcare index | 99.8 | 95.8 | 4.2% 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 Reading, you'd need $99,924 in Sherman to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Reading and Sherman have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 8% lower in Reading than in Sherman. If you earn $80,000 in Reading, you'd need about $79,939 in Sherman to keep the same standard of living.