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Cost & Benefits

Ames vs Orange City

Simple answer

You'd likely save $234 a month in Orange City.

Typical rent is $1,023 in Ames and $789 in Orange 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)

Orange City

Iowa

Typical rent
$789
Typical pay
$82,122 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,000
Price index
87.8 (state)

Benefits after a move

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