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Cost & Benefits

Lancaster vs Mercer

Simple answer

You'd likely save $580 a month in Mercer.

Typical rent is $1,240 in Lancaster and $660 in Mercer. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Lancaster

Pennsylvania

Typical rent
$1,240
Typical pay
$63,690 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,553
Price index
98.3 (metro)

Mercer

Pennsylvania

Typical rent
$660
Typical pay
$47,054 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,028
Price index
97.6 (state)

Benefits after a move

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