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Cost & Benefits

Ames vs Le Mars

Simple answer

You'd likely save $94 a month in Le Mars.

Typical rent is $1,023 in Ames and $929 in Le Mars. 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)

Le Mars

Iowa

Typical rent
$929
Typical pay
$74,701 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,018
Price index
87.8 (state)

Benefits after a move

Ames and Le Mars are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.