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Cost & Benefits

Mount Vernon vs Salem

Simple answer

You'd likely save $136 a month in Salem.

Typical rent is $910 in Mount Vernon and $774 in Salem. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Mount Vernon

Illinois

Typical rent
$910
Typical pay
$55,357 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$994
Price index
100.0 (state)

Salem

Illinois

Typical rent
$774
Typical pay
$59,728 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$930
Price index
100.0 (state)

Benefits after a move

Mount Vernon and Salem are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.