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Cost & Benefits

Columbia vs Elgin

Simple answer

You'd likely save $430 a month in Elgin.

Typical rent is $1,204 in Columbia and $774 in Elgin. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Columbia

South Carolina

Typical rent
$1,204
Typical pay
$55,529 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,226
Price index
93.7 (metro)

Elgin

South Carolina

Typical rent
$774
Typical pay
$77,994 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,069
Price index
97.3 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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