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Cost & Benefits

Baxter vs Iowa City

Simple answer

You'd likely save $194 a month in Baxter.

Typical rent is $1,094 in Iowa City and $900 in Baxter. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Baxter

Iowa

Typical rent
$900
Typical pay
$60,952 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$989
Price index
91.7 (metro)

Iowa City

Iowa

Typical rent
$1,094
Typical pay
$58,546 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,180
Price index
91.5 (metro)

Benefits after a move

Baxter and Iowa City are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.