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Cost & Benefits

Grand Rapids vs Rochester

Simple answer

You'd likely save $309 a month in Grand Rapids.

Typical rent is $1,399 in Rochester and $1,090 in Grand Rapids. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Grand Rapids

Minnesota

Typical rent
$1,090
Typical pay
$61,029 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,164
Price index
98.6 (state)

Rochester

Minnesota

Typical rent
$1,399
Typical pay
$89,389 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,422
Price index
90.8 (metro)

Benefits after a move

Grand Rapids and Rochester are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.