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Cost & Benefits

Madison vs Rochester

Simple answer

You'd likely save $558 a month in Rochester.

Typical rent is $1,413 in Madison and $855 in Rochester. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Madison

Wisconsin

Typical rent
$1,413
Typical pay
$78,050 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,565
Price index
97.3 (metro)

Rochester

Wisconsin

Typical rent
$855
Typical pay
$107,038 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,283
Price index
96.0 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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