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Cost & Benefits

Rockford vs South Elgin

Simple answer

You'd likely save $655 a month in Rockford.

Typical rent is $1,640 in South Elgin and $985 in Rockford. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Rockford

Illinois

Typical rent
$985
Typical pay
$54,752 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,172
Price index
92.2 (metro)

South Elgin

Illinois

Typical rent
$1,640
Typical pay
$127,203 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,011
Price index
103.6 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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