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Cost & Benefits

Bessemer City vs Shelby

Simple answer

You'd likely save $108 a month in Shelby.

Typical rent is $1,053 in Bessemer City and $945 in Shelby. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Bessemer City

North Carolina

Typical rent
$1,053
Typical pay
$60,300 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,785
Price index
97.3 (metro)

Shelby

North Carolina

Typical rent
$945
Typical pay
$48,376 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,014
Price index
94.3 (state)

Benefits after a move

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