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Cost & Benefits

Columbia vs Lancaster

Simple answer

You'd likely save $165 a month in Columbia.

Typical rent is $1,240 in Lancaster and $1,075 in Columbia. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Columbia

Pennsylvania

Typical rent
$1,075
Typical pay
$54,437 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,553
Price index
98.3 (metro)

Lancaster

Pennsylvania

Typical rent
$1,240
Typical pay
$63,690 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,553
Price index
98.3 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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