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Cost & Benefits

Ames vs Corpus Christi

Simple answer

You'd likely save $551 a month in Ames.

Typical rent is $1,292 in Corpus Christi 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)

Corpus Christi

Texas

Typical rent
$1,292
Typical pay
$67,394 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,421
Price index
92.7 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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