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Cost & Benefits

Salem vs Tri-City

Simple answer

You'd likely save $466 a month in Tri-City.

Typical rent is $1,400 in Salem and $934 in Tri-City. 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)

Tri-City

Oregon

Typical rent
$934
Typical pay
$55,026 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,212
Price index
103.4 (state)

Benefits after a move

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