Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
New York
Albany is the state-capital comparison market, useful for checking government and healthcare wages, housing costs, taxes, winter utilities, and upstate access.
New York
Kingston is a supplemental starter city profile for the Hudson Valley housing and commuter market in New York, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
Kingston has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Albany has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Kingston minus Albany.
| Metric | Albany | Kingston | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,634 | $1,991 | +$357 | Albany | Albany has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $324,670 | $520,128 | +$195,458 | Albany | Albany has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $230/mo | $244/mo | +$14/mo | Albany | Albany has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 112 | 116 | +4 | Albany | Albany has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $95,000 | $90,203 | -$4,797 | Kingston | Kingston has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 65/100 | 69/100 | +4 | Kingston | Kingston has the higher move score. |