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Cost & Benefits

Columbia vs Urbana

Simple answer

You'd likely save $607 a month in Columbia.

Typical rent is $2,649 in Urbana and $2,042 in Columbia. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Columbia

Maryland

Typical rent
$2,042
Typical pay
$131,490 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,006
Price index
104.5 (metro)

Urbana

Maryland

Typical rent
$2,649
Typical pay
$182,500 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,438
Price index
108.9 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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