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Cost & Benefits

Ames vs Arlington

Simple answer

You'd likely save $729 a month in Ames.

Typical rent is $1,470 in Arlington and $741 in Ames. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Ames

Texas

Typical rent
$741
Typical pay
$36,188 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,497
Price index
98.6 (metro)

Arlington

Texas

Typical rent
$1,470
Typical pay
$75,171 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,745
Price index
103.1 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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