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Cost & Benefits

Columbus vs Dayton

Simple answer

You'd likely save $377 a month in Dayton.

Typical rent is $1,295 in Columbus and $918 in Dayton. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Columbus

Ohio

Typical rent
$1,295
Typical pay
$66,082 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,602
Price index
95.5 (metro)

Dayton

Ohio

Typical rent
$918
Typical pay
$45,247 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,248
Price index
92.7 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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