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Cost & Benefits

Shelby vs Wilmington

Simple answer

You'd likely save $450 a month in Shelby.

Typical rent is $1,395 in Wilmington and $945 in Shelby. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Shelby

North Carolina

Typical rent
$945
Typical pay
$48,376 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,014
Price index
94.3 (state)

Wilmington

North Carolina

Typical rent
$1,395
Typical pay
$66,738 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,705
Price index
96.4 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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