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Cost & Benefits

Mercer vs Reading

Simple answer

You'd likely save $407 a month in Mercer.

Typical rent is $1,067 in Reading and $660 in Mercer. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Mercer

Pennsylvania

Typical rent
$660
Typical pay
$47,054 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,028
Price index
97.6 (state)

Reading

Pennsylvania

Typical rent
$1,067
Typical pay
$44,091 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,418
Price index
97.1 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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