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Cost & Benefits

New Pekin vs Salem

Simple answer

You'd likely save $146 a month in Salem.

Typical rent is $836 in New Pekin and $690 in Salem. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

New Pekin

Indiana

Typical rent
$836
Typical pay
$50,625 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,014
Price index
93.1 (metro)

Salem

Indiana

Typical rent
$690
Typical pay
$56,538 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,014
Price index
93.1 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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