Ames vs Carroll
Simple answer
You'd likely save $301 a month in Carroll.
Typical rent is $1,023 in Ames and $722 in Carroll. 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)
Carroll
Iowa
- Typical rent
- $722
- Typical pay
- $69,706 a year
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $927
- Price index
- 87.8 (state)
Benefits after a move
Ames and Carroll are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.