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Cost & Benefits

Salem vs Trenton

Simple answer

You'd likely save $219 a month in Salem.

Typical rent is $1,294 in Trenton and $1,075 in Salem. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Salem

New Jersey

Typical rent
$1,075
Typical pay
$38,721 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,860
Price index
102.6 (metro)

Trenton

New Jersey

Typical rent
$1,294
Typical pay
$52,537 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,242
Price index
103.2 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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