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Cost & Benefits

Elgin vs Lansing

Simple answer

You'd likely save $93 a month in Lansing.

Typical rent is $1,361 in Elgin and $1,268 in Lansing. 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)

Lansing

Illinois

Typical rent
$1,268
Typical pay
$75,569 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,011
Price index
103.6 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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