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Cost & Benefits

Cambridge vs Melrose

Simple answer

You'd likely save $817 a month in Melrose.

Typical rent is $2,787 in Cambridge and $1,970 in Melrose. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Cambridge

Massachusetts

Typical rent
$2,787
Typical pay
$130,748 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$3,008
Price index
108.3 (metro)

Melrose

Massachusetts

Typical rent
$1,970
Typical pay
$133,953 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$3,008
Price index
108.3 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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