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Cost & Benefits

Scranton vs Swarthmore

Simple answer

You'd likely save $484 a month in Scranton.

Typical rent is $1,532 in Swarthmore and $1,048 in Scranton. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Scranton

Pennsylvania

Typical rent
$1,048
Typical pay
$50,739 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,363
Price index
93.6 (metro)

Swarthmore

Pennsylvania

Typical rent
$1,532
Typical pay
$152,361 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,860
Price index
102.6 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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