Ames vs Lake City
Simple answer
You'd likely save $260 a month in Lake City.
Typical rent is $1,023 in Ames and $763 in Lake City. 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)
Lake City
Iowa
- Typical rent
- $763
- Typical pay
- $74,167 a year
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $927
- Price index
- 87.8 (state)
Benefits after a move
Ames and Lake City are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.