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Cost & Benefits

Albert Lea vs Rochester

Simple answer

You'd likely save $542 a month in Albert Lea.

Typical rent is $1,399 in Rochester and $857 in Albert Lea. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Albert Lea

Minnesota

Typical rent
$857
Typical pay
$64,603 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,033
Price index
98.6 (state)

Rochester

Minnesota

Typical rent
$1,399
Typical pay
$89,389 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,422
Price index
90.8 (metro)

Benefits after a move

Albert Lea and Rochester are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.