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Cost & Benefits

Essex vs Gloucester

Simple answer

You'd likely save $455 a month in Gloucester.

Typical rent is $1,866 in Essex and $1,411 in Gloucester. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Essex

Massachusetts

Typical rent
$1,866
Typical pay
$161,250 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$3,008
Price index
108.3 (metro)

Gloucester

Massachusetts

Typical rent
$1,411
Typical pay
$83,883 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$3,008
Price index
108.3 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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