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Cost & Benefits

Lansing vs Portland

Simple answer

You'd likely save $21 a month in Portland.

Typical rent is $993 in Lansing and $972 in Portland. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Lansing

Michigan

Typical rent
$993
Typical pay
$54,382 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,323
Price index
95.0 (metro)

Portland

Michigan

Typical rent
$972
Typical pay
$65,845 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,238
Price index
95.5 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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