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Cost & Benefits

Elgin vs Rochester

Simple answer

You'd likely save $672 a month in Elgin.

Typical rent is $1,399 in Rochester and $727 in Elgin. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Elgin

Minnesota

Typical rent
$727
Typical pay
$92,083 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,014
Price index
90.8 (metro)

Rochester

Minnesota

Typical rent
$1,399
Typical pay
$89,389 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,422
Price index
90.8 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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