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Cost & Benefits

Elgin vs Mount Vernon

Simple answer

You'd likely save $451 a month in Mount Vernon.

Typical rent is $1,361 in Elgin and $910 in Mount Vernon. 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)

Mount Vernon

Illinois

Typical rent
$910
Typical pay
$55,357 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$994
Price index
100.0 (state)

Benefits after a move

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