Ames vs Pocahontas
Simple answer
You'd likely save $91 a month in Pocahontas.
Typical rent is $1,023 in Ames and $932 in Pocahontas. 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)
Pocahontas
Iowa
- Typical rent
- $932
- Typical pay
- $66,574 a year
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $927
- Price index
- 87.8 (state)
Benefits after a move
Ames and Pocahontas are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.