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Cost & Benefits

Chesapeake vs Merrimac

Simple answer

You'd likely save $485 a month in Merrimac.

Typical rent is $1,586 in Chesapeake and $1,101 in Merrimac. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Chesapeake

Virginia

Typical rent
$1,586
Typical pay
$95,373 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,667
Price index
97.9 (metro)

Merrimac

Virginia

Typical rent
$1,101
Typical pay
$53,611 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,340
Price index
92.7 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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