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Cost & Benefits

Evansville vs Jonesboro

Simple answer

Typical rent is about the same: $975 a month.

Both numbers are Census median gross rents for 2020–2024, and they include utilities.

Evansville

Indiana

Typical rent
$975
Typical pay
$53,387 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,127
Price index
91.5 (metro)

Jonesboro

Indiana

Typical rent
$975
Typical pay
$45,833 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,014
Price index
93.3 (state)

Benefits after a move

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