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Cost & Benefits

Elkin vs Raleigh

Simple answer

You'd likely save $765 a month in Elkin.

Typical rent is $1,572 in Raleigh and $807 in Elkin. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Elkin

North Carolina

Typical rent
$807
Typical pay
$60,740 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,012
Price index
94.3 (state)

Raleigh

North Carolina

Typical rent
$1,572
Typical pay
$85,395 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,689
Price index
98.2 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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