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Cost & Benefits

Rochester vs South St. Paul

Simple answer

You'd likely save $200 a month in South St. Paul.

Typical rent is $1,399 in Rochester and $1,199 in South St. Paul. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Rochester

Minnesota

Typical rent
$1,399
Typical pay
$89,389 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,422
Price index
90.8 (metro)

South St. Paul

Minnesota

Typical rent
$1,199
Typical pay
$87,994 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,734
Price index
104.8 (metro)

Benefits after a move

Rochester and South St. Paul are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.