Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
New York
Syracuse is a Central New York affordability and winter-utility market, useful for comparing lower housing costs against heating, transportation, and wage realities.
New York
Albany is the state-capital comparison market, useful for checking government and healthcare wages, housing costs, taxes, winter utilities, and upstate access.
Comparison
Syracuse has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Syracuse has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Albany minus Syracuse.
| Metric | Syracuse | Albany | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,592 | $1,634 | +$42 | Syracuse | Syracuse has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $215,134 | $324,670 | +$109,536 | Syracuse | Syracuse has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $236/mo | $230/mo | -$6/mo | Albany | Albany has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 114 | 112 | -2 | Albany | Albany has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $85,500 | $95,000 | +$9,500 | Syracuse | Syracuse has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 69/100 | 65/100 | -4 | Syracuse | Syracuse has the higher move score. |