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Cost & Benefits

Erie vs Wilkes-Barre

Simple answer

You'd likely save $76 a month in Erie.

Typical rent is $946 in Wilkes-Barre 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)

Wilkes-Barre

Pennsylvania

Typical rent
$946
Typical pay
$48,515 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,363
Price index
93.6 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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