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Cost & Benefits

Buffalo vs Jamestown

Simple answer

You'd likely save $287 a month in Jamestown.

Typical rent is $1,046 in Buffalo and $759 in Jamestown. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Buffalo

New York

Typical rent
$1,046
Typical pay
$50,041 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,423
Price index
95.8 (metro)

Jamestown

New York

Typical rent
$759
Typical pay
$43,523 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,014
Price index
107.9 (state)

Benefits after a move

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