Overall
- Logan
- 95.9
Diff +0.4 RPP
Logan vs Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
Cost of living comparison based on BEA Regional Price Parities. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 0.4% more expensive than Logan.
0.4% more expensive
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 0.4% more expensive than Logan, UT-ID on BEA Regional Price Parities (overall RPP 96.3 vs 95.9). A $100,000 salary in Logan buys about the same as $100,428 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin; the largest component gap is rents.
- Overall RPP 95.9 (Logan) vs 96.3 (Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin)
- $100k in Logan ≈ $100,428 purchasing power in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
- Rents drives the gap (+13.7 RPP points)
RPP parity plate
Pair UT:TN 95.9→96.3
PHOTO-FINISH · CROSS-STATE · SPLIT-BUDGET · BOTH-BELOW · PP-PAR
- PHOTO-FINISH Photo finish
- CROSS-STATE UT × TN
- SPLIT-BUDGET Split budget
- BOTH-BELOW Both below 100
- PP-PAR PP near-par
Instrument codes from this pair's BEA Regional Price Parities (overall · goods · services · rents · national benchmark 100 · purchasing-power conversion), not a ranking or recommendation.
Logan
95.9
Cost Index
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
96.3
Cost Index
What This Comparison Actually Tells You
Logan, UT-ID and Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN are a photo finish on overall price level, only 0.4 RPP points apart. A salary conversion is therefore a fine adjustment, not evidence of a fundamentally different cost regime.
Rents creates the largest separation: Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 13.7 points higher. But services and goods move against the overall direction, so this is a split budget rather than a clean across-the-board winner.
Comparable population context is incomplete for this pair, so no market-scale explanation is inferred from the price indexes.
Both metros remain below the U.S. benchmark of 100. This comparison chooses between two below-average price levels; “more expensive” here does not mean nationally expensive.
For a housing-sensitive move, validate the rent gap first: HUD Fair Market Rent and the actual unit size can overturn what the blended index implies. On the BEA ratio alone, $100,000 in Logan corresponds to $100,428 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin.
Category Breakdown
Goods
- Logan
- 96.4
Diff -0.2 RPP
Services
- Logan
- 77.9
Diff -5.9 RPP
Rents
- Logan
- 91.0
Diff +13.7 RPP
| Category | Logan | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 95.9 | 96.3 | +0.4 |
| Goods | 96.4 | 96.2 | -0.2 |
| Services | 77.9 | 72.0 | -5.9 |
| Rents | 91.0 | 104.6 | +13.7 |
Visual Comparison
Overall
Logan 95.9
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 96.3
Goods
Logan 96.4
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 96.2
Services
Logan 77.9
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 72.0
Rents
Logan 91.0
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 104.6
Vertical line = national average (100)
Salary Equivalents
What a salary in Logan would need to be in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin for the same purchasing power:
| In Logan | In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $50,214 | +$214 |
| $75,000 | $75,321 | +$321 |
| $100,000 | $100,428 | +$428 |
| $150,000 | $150,643 | +$643 |
$ in Logan = in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
Same BEA Regional Price Parity ratio as the table above (95.9 → 96.3), computed live from your number, nothing is sent anywhere.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin more expensive than Logan?
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 0.4% more expensive than Logan. The overall cost index is 96.3 vs 95.9 (national average = 100).
What salary in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin equals $100K in Logan?
A $100,000 salary in Logan has the same purchasing power as $100,428 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin. This is based on the BEA Regional Price Parity indexes.
How do rents compare between Logan and Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin?
Rents in Logan are indexed at 91.0 while Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is at 104.6 (national average = 100). Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin has higher rents.
Data sources
- BEA Regional Price Parities (RPP), the cost-of-living indices shown on this page
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), gross-rent observations behind the rents component
- BLS Consumer Price Index (CPI), goods and services price relatives
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), labor-driven services component
- HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR), 40th-percentile rent cross-reference
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