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Cost & Benefits

Chesapeake vs Montgomery

Simple answer

You'd likely save $296 a month in Montgomery.

Typical rent is $967 in Chesapeake and $671 in Montgomery. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Chesapeake

West Virginia

Typical rent
$967
Typical pay
$60,927 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,048
Price index
88.7 (metro)

Montgomery

West Virginia

Typical rent
$671
Typical pay
$27,679 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$961
Price index
88.4 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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