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Cost & Benefits

Cedar Rapids vs Fort Dodge

Simple answer

You'd likely save $182 a month in Fort Dodge.

Typical rent is $967 in Cedar Rapids and $785 in Fort Dodge. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Cedar Rapids

Iowa

Typical rent
$967
Typical pay
$70,424 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,054
Price index
89.0 (metro)

Fort Dodge

Iowa

Typical rent
$785
Typical pay
$60,649 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$927
Price index
87.8 (state)

Benefits after a move

Cedar Rapids and Fort Dodge are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.