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Cost & Benefits

San Jose vs Santa Cruz

Simple answer

You'd likely save $217 a month in Santa Cruz.

Typical rent is $2,669 in San Jose and $2,452 in Santa Cruz. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

San Jose

California

Typical rent
$2,669
Typical pay
$146,427 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$3,272
Price index
110.4 (metro)

Santa Cruz

California

Typical rent
$2,452
Typical pay
$115,475 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$4,254
Price index
109.9 (metro)

Benefits after a move

San Jose and Santa Cruz are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.