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Cost & Benefits

Amherst vs Elyria

Simple answer

Typical rent is about the same: $906 a month.

Both numbers are Census median gross rents for 2020–2024, and they include utilities.

Amherst

Ohio

Typical rent
$906
Typical pay
$90,725 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,274
Price index
93.9 (metro)

Elyria

Ohio

Typical rent
$906
Typical pay
$54,945 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,274
Price index
93.9 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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