Ames vs Elkader
Simple answer
You'd likely save $164 a month in Elkader.
Typical rent is $1,023 in Ames and $859 in Elkader. 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)
Elkader
Iowa
- Typical rent
- $859
- Typical pay
- $62,857 a year
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $927
- Price index
- 87.8 (state)
Benefits after a move
Ames and Elkader are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.