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Cost & Benefits

Petersburg vs Skagway

Simple answer

You'd likely save $198 a month in Petersburg.

Typical rent is $1,280 in Skagway and $1,082 in Petersburg. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Petersburg

Alaska

Typical rent
$1,082
Typical pay
$71,369 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,504
Price index
102.4 (state)

Skagway

Alaska

Typical rent
$1,280
Typical pay
$89,028 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,611
Price index
102.4 (state)

Benefits after a move

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