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Cost & Benefits

Hays vs Lawrence

Simple answer

You'd likely save $169 a month in Hays.

Typical rent is $1,091 in Lawrence and $922 in Hays. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Hays

Kansas

Typical rent
$922
Typical pay
$58,459 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,036
Price index
90.1 (state)

Lawrence

Kansas

Typical rent
$1,091
Typical pay
$65,009 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,272
Price index
90.2 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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