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 | Utica | Winston-Salem | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $873/mo | $956/mo | 8.7% lower in A |
| Median home value | $123,800 | $187,400 | 33.9% lower in A |
| Median household income | $48,212 | $54,416 | 11.4% lower in A |
| Groceries index | 100.1 | 97.2 | 2.9% higher in A |
| Utilities index | 122.1 | 90.8 | 34.5% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 97.2 | 98.9 | 1.7% lower in A |
| Healthcare index | 99.8 | 97.2 | 2.7% 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 Utica, you'd need $100,160 in Winston-Salem to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Utica and Winston-Salem have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 11% lower in Utica than in Winston-Salem. If you earn $80,000 in Utica, you'd need about $80,128 in Winston-Salem to keep the same standard of living.