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Cost & Benefits

Menlo Park vs San Jose

Simple answer

You'd likely save $570 a month in San Jose.

Typical rent is $3,239 in Menlo Park and $2,669 in San Jose. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Menlo Park

California

Typical rent
$3,239
Typical pay
$210,025 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$3,697
Price index
115.6 (metro)

San Jose

California

Typical rent
$2,669
Typical pay
$146,427 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$3,272
Price index
110.4 (metro)

Benefits after a move

Menlo Park and San Jose are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.