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Cost & Benefits

Palmerton vs Reading

Simple answer

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

Typical rent is $1,067 in Reading and $931 in Palmerton. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Palmerton

Pennsylvania

Typical rent
$931
Typical pay
$68,143 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,839
Price index
100.0 (metro)

Reading

Pennsylvania

Typical rent
$1,067
Typical pay
$44,091 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,418
Price index
97.1 (metro)

Benefits after a move

Palmerton and Reading are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.