Ames vs Cedar Rapids
Simple answer
You'd likely save $56 a month in Cedar Rapids.
Typical rent is $1,023 in Ames and $967 in Cedar Rapids. 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)
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
- Typical rent
- $967
- Typical pay
- $70,424 a year
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,054
- Price index
- 89.0 (metro)
Benefits after a move
Ames and Cedar Rapids are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.