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Cost & Benefits

Anchorage vs Palmer

Simple answer

You'd likely save $364 a month in Palmer.

Typical rent is $1,489 in Anchorage and $1,125 in Palmer. 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)

Palmer

Alaska

Typical rent
$1,125
Typical pay
$72,201 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,293
Price index
105.4 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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