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Cost & Benefits

Fairmont vs Salem

Simple answer

You'd likely save $391 a month in Salem.

Typical rent is $916 in Fairmont and $525 in Salem. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Fairmont

West Virginia

Typical rent
$916
Typical pay
$63,032 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,071
Price index
89.5 (state)

Salem

West Virginia

Typical rent
$525
Typical pay
$38,529 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,005
Price index
89.5 (state)

Benefits after a move

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