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Cost & Benefits

Cortland vs DeKalb

Simple answer

You'd likely save $523 a month in DeKalb.

Typical rent is $1,552 in Cortland and $1,029 in DeKalb. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Cortland

Illinois

Typical rent
$1,552
Typical pay
$73,971 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,481
Price index
103.6 (metro)

DeKalb

Illinois

Typical rent
$1,029
Typical pay
$46,481 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,481
Price index
103.6 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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