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Cost & Benefits

Cedar Falls vs Des Moines

Simple answer

You'd likely save $113 a month in Des Moines.

Typical rent is $1,203 in Cedar Falls and $1,090 in Des Moines. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Cedar Falls

Iowa

Typical rent
$1,203
Typical pay
$76,987 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,096
Price index
87.1 (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

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