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Cost & Benefits

Forest City vs Shelby

Simple answer

You'd likely save $132 a month in Forest City.

Typical rent is $945 in Shelby and $813 in Forest City. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Forest City

North Carolina

Typical rent
$813
Typical pay
$35,524 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,012
Price index
94.3 (state)

Shelby

North Carolina

Typical rent
$945
Typical pay
$48,376 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,014
Price index
94.3 (state)

Benefits after a move

Forest City and Shelby are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.