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Cost & Benefits

Columbus vs Lorain

Simple answer

You'd likely save $408 a month in Lorain.

Typical rent is $1,295 in Columbus and $887 in Lorain. 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)

Lorain

Ohio

Typical rent
$887
Typical pay
$48,685 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,274
Price index
93.9 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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