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Cost & Benefits

Blue Grass vs Des Moines

Simple answer

You'd likely save $139 a month in Des Moines.

Typical rent is $1,229 in Blue Grass and $1,090 in Des Moines. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Blue Grass

Iowa

Typical rent
$1,229
Typical pay
$92,981 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,056
Price index
89.1 (metro)

Des Moines

Iowa

Typical rent
$1,090
Typical pay
$65,932 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,360
Price index
91.7 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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