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Cost & Benefits

Baxter vs West Des Moines

Simple answer

You'd likely save $337 a month in Baxter.

Typical rent is $1,237 in West Des Moines 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)

West Des Moines

Iowa

Typical rent
$1,237
Typical pay
$86,594 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,360
Price index
91.7 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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