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Cost & Benefits

Elgin vs Sparta

Simple answer

You'd likely save $599 a month in Sparta.

Typical rent is $1,361 in Elgin and $762 in Sparta. 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)

Sparta

Illinois

Typical rent
$762
Typical pay
$52,188 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$930
Price index
100.0 (state)

Benefits after a move

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