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Cost & Benefits

Long Beach vs Santa Maria

Simple answer

You'd likely save $54 a month in Long Beach.

Typical rent is $1,925 in Santa Maria and $1,871 in Long Beach. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Long Beach

California

Typical rent
$1,871
Typical pay
$87,430 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,964
Price index
113.6 (metro)

Santa Maria

California

Typical rent
$1,925
Typical pay
$84,746 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$3,106
Price index
108.8 (metro)

Benefits after a move

Long Beach and Santa Maria are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.