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Cost & Benefits

Erie vs Port Carbon

Simple answer

You'd likely save $7 a month in Erie.

Typical rent is $877 in Port Carbon and $870 in Erie. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Erie

Pennsylvania

Typical rent
$870
Typical pay
$46,113 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,091
Price index
91.0 (metro)

Port Carbon

Pennsylvania

Typical rent
$877
Typical pay
$61,182 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,068
Price index
97.6 (state)

Benefits after a move

Erie and Port Carbon are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.