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Cost & Benefits

Decatur vs Elgin

Simple answer

You'd likely save $516 a month in Decatur.

Typical rent is $1,361 in Elgin and $845 in Decatur. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Decatur

Illinois

Typical rent
$845
Typical pay
$51,592 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,091
Price index
88.4 (metro)

Elgin

Illinois

Typical rent
$1,361
Typical pay
$90,282 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,011
Price index
103.6 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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