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Cost & Benefits

Oil City vs Scranton

Simple answer

You'd likely save $227 a month in Oil City.

Typical rent is $1,048 in Scranton and $821 in Oil City. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Oil City

Pennsylvania

Typical rent
$821
Typical pay
$51,316 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,014
Price index
97.6 (state)

Scranton

Pennsylvania

Typical rent
$1,048
Typical pay
$50,739 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,363
Price index
93.6 (metro)

Benefits after a move

Oil City and Scranton are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.