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Cost & Benefits

Jackson vs Mobile

Simple answer

You'd likely save $421 a month in Jackson.

Typical rent is $1,068 in Mobile and $647 in Jackson. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Jackson

Alabama

Typical rent
$647
Typical pay
$37,948 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$921
Price index
88.8 (state)

Mobile

Alabama

Typical rent
$1,068
Typical pay
$53,558 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,139
Price index
88.1 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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