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
Utica is a lower-cost upstate regional market in New York, useful for starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
Utica has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Utica has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Utica minus Albany.
| Metric | Albany | Utica | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,634 | $1,357 | -$277 | Utica | Utica has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $324,670 | $205,924 | -$118,746 | Utica | Utica has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $230/mo | $248/mo | +$18/mo | Albany | Albany has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 112 | 117 | +5 | Albany | Albany has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $95,000 | $77,900 | -$17,100 | Utica | Utica has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 65/100 | 66/100 | +1 | Utica | Utica has the higher move score. |