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Cost & Benefits

Athens vs Lansing

Simple answer

You'd likely save $15 a month in Athens.

Typical rent is $993 in Lansing and $978 in Athens. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Athens

Michigan

Typical rent
$978
Typical pay
$70,192 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,233
Price index
90.5 (metro)

Lansing

Michigan

Typical rent
$993
Typical pay
$54,382 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,323
Price index
95.0 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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