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Cost & Benefits

Mountain View vs Palo Alto

Simple answer

You'd likely save $422 a month in Mountain View.

Typical rent is $3,484 in Palo Alto and $3,062 in Mountain View. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Mountain View

California

Typical rent
$3,062
Typical pay
$189,917 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$3,272
Price index
110.4 (metro)

Palo Alto

California

Typical rent
$3,484
Typical pay
$231,101 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$3,272
Price index
110.4 (metro)

Benefits after a move

Mountain View and Palo Alto are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.