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Comparisons from City to City

Salary and Cost of Living Comparisons from City to City

Salary comparisons city to city

Salary Comparison Results:

A salary of $40000 in Little Rock, AR is equivalent to a salary of $107940.16 in New York, NY.
(In other words, what you can afford with $40000 in Little Rock, AR requires $107940.16 in New York, NY.)

Also, a salary of $40000 in New York, NY is equivalent to a salary of $14823.03 in Little Rock, AR.
(In other words, what you can afford with $40000 in New York, NY requires $14823.03 in Little Rock, AR.)

Little Rock, AR and New York, NY

Finance & Economy

Cost of Living                       Little Rock, AR          New York, NY
higher value = higher cost
of living (100 = average)
                     86.9                 234.5

Job Growth
average % job growth in 1996               2.16 %              0.80 %

Sales & Income Taxes
total local, county, state sales
and income taxes
                              13.13 %              20.06 %

Unemployment Rate
% unemployed in 1996                         3.6 %                   7.9 %

Real Estate

Home Cost Appreciation
average % of home appreciation
in 1996
                                               5.64 %               2.68 %

Home Purchase Cost
average cost of 3-bedroom home              $115,000            $321,500

Property Tax
average annual property tax
for 3-bedroom home
                                $1,328                $4,862

School Spending
annual dollar expenditures per student         $5,628.00           $2,855.00

Quality of Life

Air Pollution
(1 = most pollution, 3 = least pollution)              3                        2

Commute Time
average one-way commute time                        19.6 min.            34.9 min.

Mass Transit Service
more points = more airline flights, trains,
and mass transit miles
                                      1.40                 23.49

Population
1995 census population                                537,544          8,586,281

Property Crime
property crimes per 100,000 population
(source: FBI)
                                              6,601.5              4,276.7   

Temperature (January)
average low temp in January (degrees F)           28.9º F               25.9º F

Temperature (July)
average high temp in July (degrees F)                92.6º F              85.2º F

Violent Crime
violent crimes per 100,000 population
(source: FBI)                                                                 
1,049.8              1,392.8

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