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
Saratoga Springs is a supplemental starter city profile for the premium upstate tourism and housing market in New York, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
Albany has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Albany has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Saratoga Springs minus Albany.
| Metric | Albany | Saratoga Springs | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,634 | $1,997 | +$363 | Albany | Albany has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $324,670 | $636,348 | +$311,678 | Albany | Albany has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $230/mo | $250/mo | +$20/mo | Albany | Albany has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 112 | 117 | +5 | Albany | Albany has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $95,000 | $124,279 | +$29,279 | Albany | Albany has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 65/100 | 60/100 | -5 | Albany | Albany has the higher move score. |