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Cost & Benefits

Cambridge vs Somerset

Simple answer

You'd likely save $1,516 a month in Somerset.

Typical rent is $2,787 in Cambridge and $1,271 in Somerset. 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)

Somerset

Massachusetts

Typical rent
$1,271
Typical pay
$112,677 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,879
Price index
101.8 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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