Oakland vs Santa Cruz
Simple answer
You'd likely save $473 a month in Oakland.
Typical rent is $2,452 in Santa Cruz and $1,979 in Oakland. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.
Oakland
California
- Typical rent
- $1,979
- Typical pay
- $101,600 a year
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,805
- Price index
- 115.6 (metro)
Santa Cruz
California
- Typical rent
- $2,452
- Typical pay
- $115,475 a year
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $4,254
- Price index
- 109.9 (metro)
Benefits after a move
Oakland and Santa Cruz are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.