Alta vs Ames
Simple answer
You'd likely save $129 a month in Alta.
Typical rent is $1,023 in Ames and $894 in Alta. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.
Alta
Iowa
- Typical rent
- $894
- Typical pay
- $65,833 a year
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,031
- Price index
- 87.8 (state)
Ames
Iowa
- Typical rent
- $1,023
- Typical pay
- $60,991 a year
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,061
- Price index
- 88.8 (metro)
Benefits after a move
Alta and Ames are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.