Ames vs Waterloo
Simple answer
You'd likely save $100 a month in Waterloo.
Typical rent is $1,023 in Ames and $923 in Waterloo. 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)
Waterloo
Iowa
- Typical rent
- $923
- Typical pay
- $57,480 a year
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,096
- Price index
- 87.1 (metro)
Benefits after a move
Ames and Waterloo are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.