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Cost & Benefits

Anchorage vs College

Simple answer

You'd likely save $35 a month in College.

Typical rent is $1,489 in Anchorage and $1,454 in College. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Anchorage

Alaska

Typical rent
$1,489
Typical pay
$103,284 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,529
Price index
105.4 (metro)

College

Alaska

Typical rent
$1,454
Typical pay
$83,895 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,553
Price index
103.2 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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