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Moving to Elgin looks like a financial upgrade — better income-to-cost ratio.
Elgin has a cost index of 103 vs 151 for Boston. Elgin is 48 points cheaper overall. Monthly rent goes from $3,510 to $1,736 (-51%).
If you earn the Boston median of $94,755, you would need approximately $64,634/year in Elgin to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 48 points (32%).
Median rent in Boston is $3,510/month. In Elgin it is $1,736/month — a difference of $1,774 per month, or $21,288 per year.
Moving to Elgin looks like a financial upgrade — better income-to-cost ratio. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $64,634/year in Elgin. The median income there is $88,316.
Estimated monthly essentials total $6,326 in Boston vs $3,689 in Elgin — a difference of $2,637/month ($31,644/year).
The median home price in Elgin is $323,259 vs $768,702 in Boston. With 20% down and a 6.5% rate, the estimated monthly mortgage payment is $1,635 in Elgin vs $3,887 in Boston.