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Cost & Benefits

Germantown vs Shady Side

Simple answer

You'd likely save $450 a month in Germantown.

Typical rent is $2,490 in Shady Side and $2,040 in Germantown. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Germantown

Maryland

Typical rent
$2,040
Typical pay
$117,546 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,438
Price index
108.9 (metro)

Shady Side

Maryland

Typical rent
$2,490
Typical pay
$153,661 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,006
Price index
104.5 (metro)

Benefits after a move

Germantown and Shady Side are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.