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 | Temple | Trenton | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,088/mo | $1,177/mo | 7.6% lower in A |
| Median home value | $191,300 | $111,200 | 72.0% higher in A |
| Median household income | $61,003 | $44,444 | 37.3% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 95.2 | 100.1 | 4.9% lower in A |
| Utilities index | 85.3 | 108.4 | 21.3% lower in A |
| Transportation index | 97.5 | 97.3 | ≈ equal |
| Healthcare index | 95.8 | 100.0 | 4.2% 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 Temple, you'd need $123,823 in Trenton to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Temple, TX is about 19.2% cheaper overall than Trenton, NJ, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 34% lower in Temple than in Trenton. If you earn $80,000 in Temple, you'd need about $99,058 in Trenton to keep the same standard of living.