Ames vs Buffalo
Simple answer
You'd likely save $219 a month in Buffalo.
Typical rent is $1,023 in Ames and $804 in Buffalo. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.
Ames
Iowa
- Typical rent
- $1,023
- Typical pay
- $60,991 a year
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,061
- Price index
- 88.8 (metro)
Buffalo
Iowa
- Typical rent
- $804
- Typical pay
- $69,728 a year
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,056
- Price index
- 89.1 (metro)
Benefits after a move
Ames and Buffalo are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.