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Cost & Benefits

Elgin vs Wood River

Simple answer

You'd likely save $425 a month in Wood River.

Typical rent is $1,361 in Elgin and $936 in Wood River. 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)

Wood River

Illinois

Typical rent
$936
Typical pay
$62,703 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,349
Price index
95.1 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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