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Cost & Benefits

Platte vs Rapid City

Simple answer

You'd likely save $277 a month in Platte.

Typical rent is $1,109 in Rapid City and $832 in Platte. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Platte

South Dakota

Typical rent
$832
Typical pay
$72,700 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,014
Price index
88.6 (state)

Rapid City

South Dakota

Typical rent
$1,109
Typical pay
$70,870 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,430
Price index
89.2 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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