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Cost & Benefits

Salem vs St. Helens

Simple answer

You'd likely save $13 a month in Salem.

Typical rent is $1,413 in St. Helens and $1,400 in Salem. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Salem

Oregon

Typical rent
$1,400
Typical pay
$75,487 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,692
Price index
103.6 (metro)

St. Helens

Oregon

Typical rent
$1,413
Typical pay
$82,865 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,878
Price index
105.4 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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