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Cost & Benefits

Columbus vs Wright-Patterson AFB

Simple answer

You'd likely save $127 a month in Columbus.

Typical rent is $1,422 in Wright-Patterson AFB and $1,295 in Columbus. 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)

Wright-Patterson AFB

Ohio

Typical rent
$1,422
Typical pay
$89,615 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,248
Price index
92.7 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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