Ames vs Council Bluffs
Simple answer
You'd likely save $7 a month in Ames.
Typical rent is $1,030 in Council Bluffs and $1,023 in Ames. 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)
Council Bluffs
Iowa
- Typical rent
- $1,030
- Typical pay
- $64,578 a year
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,450
- Price index
- 91.9 (metro)
Benefits after a move
Ames and Council Bluffs are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.