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Cost & Benefits

Metropolis vs Rockford

Simple answer

You'd likely save $233 a month in Metropolis.

Typical rent is $985 in Rockford and $752 in Metropolis. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Metropolis

Illinois

Typical rent
$752
Typical pay
$50,399 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$993
Price index
86.1 (metro)

Rockford

Illinois

Typical rent
$985
Typical pay
$54,752 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,172
Price index
92.2 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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