on $100k a year, leaving New York
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
lighter monthly cost than New York
Albany is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,643/mo
51% cheaper than New York(vs $3,329/mo)
5.85%
$407/mo less in state tax than New York
vs 10.73% in New York
$6,203/mo
$2,093 more than New York
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$361k
51% cheaper than New York
vs $739k in New York
905k
vs 19.5M in New York
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in albany.
New York edges ahead with 171 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 62 days drop below 20° vs New York's 19.
But the calendar thins out: New York stays 150.3× busier.
72/100
8% lower than New York
vs 78/100 in New York
Closest outdoor draw: Grafton Lakes State Park, 15.6 mi.
91/100
9% lower than New York
vs 100/100 in New York
19
91% fewer than New York
vs 215 nonstops in New York
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