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Cost & Benefits

Alta vs Ankeny

Simple answer

You'd likely save $425 a month in Alta.

Typical rent is $1,319 in Ankeny 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)

Ankeny

Iowa

Typical rent
$1,319
Typical pay
$108,198 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,360
Price index
91.7 (metro)

Benefits after a move

Alta and Ankeny are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.