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Cost & Benefits

Fairbanks vs Kotzebue

Simple answer

You'd likely save $69 a month in Fairbanks.

Typical rent is $1,565 in Kotzebue and $1,496 in Fairbanks. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Fairbanks

Alaska

Typical rent
$1,496
Typical pay
$73,534 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,553
Price index
103.2 (metro)

Kotzebue

Alaska

Typical rent
$1,565
Typical pay
$110,357 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,005
Price index
102.4 (state)

Benefits after a move

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