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Cost & Benefits

Bethlehem vs Portage

Simple answer

You'd likely save $631 a month in Portage.

Typical rent is $1,382 in Bethlehem and $751 in Portage. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Bethlehem

Pennsylvania

Typical rent
$1,382
Typical pay
$68,879 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,839
Price index
100.0 (metro)

Portage

Pennsylvania

Typical rent
$751
Typical pay
$45,556 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,014
Price index
85.9 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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