same $100k income, fresh start from Los Angeles
changea dispatch from
albany
NY
42.65°N
73.75°W
Albany is one of the oldest chartered cities in America (1686), with the New York state capitol building wearing every architectural style from Romanesque to Victorian on different sides. The Hudson River and the surrounding Adirondacks and Berkshires give it a serious nature backbone. Five colleges feed in young energy, and Lark Street is the local main drag for food and bars. Quieter than its neighbors, and full of layers.
in our guides
the verdict
cheaper each month than Los Angeles
In Albany, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
a quick ledger.
$1,643/mo
43% cheaper than Los Angeles(vs $2,899/mo)
5.85%
$287/mo less in state tax than Los Angeles
vs 9.3% in Los Angeles
$6,203/mo
$1,544 more than Los Angeles
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$361k
65% cheaper than Los Angeles
vs $1029k in Los Angeles
905k
vs 12.8M in Los Angeles
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in albany.
Los Angeles actually gets more: 283 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 62 days below 20°, vs 0 in Los Angeles.
93% fewer events than Los Angeles. The pace eases up.
72/100
7% higher than Los Angeles
vs 67/100 in Los Angeles
Closest outdoor draw: Grafton Lakes State Park, 15.6 mi.
91/100
5% lower than Los Angeles
vs 96/100 in Los Angeles
19
87% fewer than Los Angeles
vs 150 nonstops in Los Angeles
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