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Cost & Benefits

Ames vs Logan

Simple answer

You'd likely save $216 a month in Logan.

Typical rent is $1,023 in Ames and $807 in Logan. 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)

Logan

Iowa

Typical rent
$807
Typical pay
$84,833 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,450
Price index
91.9 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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