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Cost & Benefits

Elgin vs Lexington

Simple answer

You'd likely save $633 a month in Lexington.

Typical rent is $1,361 in Elgin and $728 in Lexington. 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)

Lexington

Illinois

Typical rent
$728
Typical pay
$99,167 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,287
Price index
93.5 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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