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Cost & Benefits

Elgin vs Washington

Simple answer

You'd likely save $206 a month in Washington.

Typical rent is $1,361 in Elgin and $1,155 in Washington. 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)

Washington

Illinois

Typical rent
$1,155
Typical pay
$95,179 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,212
Price index
91.2 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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