Reading vs Wilkes-Barre
Simple answer
You'd likely save $121 a month in Wilkes-Barre.
Typical rent is $1,067 in Reading and $946 in Wilkes-Barre. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.
Reading
Pennsylvania
- Typical rent
- $1,067
- Typical pay
- $44,091 a year
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,418
- Price index
- 97.1 (metro)
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
- Typical rent
- $946
- Typical pay
- $48,515 a year
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,363
- Price index
- 93.6 (metro)
Benefits after a move
Reading and Wilkes-Barre are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.