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Cost & Benefits

Elgin vs Kankakee

Simple answer

You'd likely save $338 a month in Kankakee.

Typical rent is $1,361 in Elgin and $1,023 in Kankakee. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Elgin

Illinois

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

Kankakee

Illinois

Typical rent
$1,023
Typical pay
$47,514 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,349
Price index
96.4 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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