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Cost & Benefits

Hays vs Topeka

Simple answer

You'd likely save $57 a month in Hays.

Typical rent is $979 in Topeka 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)

Topeka

Kansas

Typical rent
$979
Typical pay
$56,956 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,172
Price index
88.8 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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