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Cost & Benefits

Ames vs Dayton

Simple answer

You'd likely save $304 a month in Ames.

Typical rent is $1,045 in Dayton 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)

Dayton

Texas

Typical rent
$1,045
Typical pay
$59,691 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,497
Price index
98.6 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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