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Cost & Benefits

Columbia vs Salem

Simple answer

You'd likely save $458 a month in Salem.

Typical rent is $1,097 in Columbia and $639 in Salem. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Columbia

Missouri

Typical rent
$1,097
Typical pay
$66,498 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,076
Price index
89.4 (metro)

Salem

Missouri

Typical rent
$639
Typical pay
$43,923 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$998
Price index
90.8 (state)

Benefits after a move

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