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Cost & Benefits

Lancaster vs Port Carbon

Simple answer

You'd likely save $363 a month in Port Carbon.

Typical rent is $1,240 in Lancaster and $877 in Port Carbon. 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)

Port Carbon

Pennsylvania

Typical rent
$877
Typical pay
$61,182 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,068
Price index
97.6 (state)

Benefits after a move

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