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Cost & Benefits

Fairbanks vs North Pole

Simple answer

You'd likely save $192 a month in North Pole.

Typical rent is $1,496 in Fairbanks and $1,304 in North Pole. 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)

North Pole

Alaska

Typical rent
$1,304
Typical pay
$92,273 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,553
Price index
103.2 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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