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Cost & Benefits

Salem vs Watertown

Simple answer

You'd likely save $23 a month in Watertown.

Typical rent is $965 in Salem and $942 in Watertown. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Salem

South Dakota

Typical rent
$965
Typical pay
$74,881 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,228
Price index
90.6 (metro)

Watertown

South Dakota

Typical rent
$942
Typical pay
$69,600 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,233
Price index
88.6 (state)

Benefits after a move

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