Where you live shapes what your money buys: housing, taxes, healthcare and the community around you. Your Checkup shows how prices where you live compare with the rest of the country and with places nearby. If you're curious about moving, our sister sites go further.
What your Checkup looks at
Your area's prices
We compare prices in your metro area with the national average, including housing, goods and services, and show what your spending would cost at national-average prices.
Places nearby
We point out nearby areas where the same lifestyle could cost less, so a change doesn't have to mean leaving the people you know.
What you’d see · Sample
What your money buys where you live
Linda, 62, and Ray, 64, in Ohio.
Prices in your metro area run about 6% below the national average, mostly because of housing. At national-average prices, your $72,000 budget would cost about $76,600.
Two nearby areas, both within an hour of your children, have housing costs about 15% lower than yours. We haven't counted any savings from moving in your forecast; it stays based on where you live now.
From a sample Checkup for a fictional household. Your Checkup is written from your own answers.
How it ties into the rest of your plan
- We never add savings from a hypothetical move to your forecast. It stays based on where you actually live.
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