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Cost & Benefits

Birmingham vs Jackson

Simple answer

You'd likely save $460 a month in Jackson.

Typical rent is $1,107 in Birmingham and $647 in Jackson. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Birmingham

Alabama

Typical rent
$1,107
Typical pay
$46,051 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,375
Price index
91.6 (metro)

Jackson

Alabama

Typical rent
$647
Typical pay
$37,948 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$921
Price index
88.8 (state)

Benefits after a move

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