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Cost & Benefits

Fairfield vs Ottumwa

Simple answer

You'd likely save $51 a month in Fairfield.

Typical rent is $921 in Ottumwa and $870 in Fairfield. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Fairfield

Iowa

Typical rent
$870
Typical pay
$51,311 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,096
Price index
87.8 (state)

Ottumwa

Iowa

Typical rent
$921
Typical pay
$61,103 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,076
Price index
87.8 (state)

Benefits after a move

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