with $100k coming in, swapping out of San Francisco
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 San Francisco
Albany runs on a fraction of San Francisco's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,643/mo
48% cheaper than San Francisco(vs $3,146/mo)
5.85%
$287/mo less in state tax than San Francisco
vs 9.3% in San Francisco
$6,203/mo
$1,791 more than San Francisco
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$361k
71% cheaper than San Francisco
vs $1239k in San Francisco
905k
vs 4.6M in San Francisco
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in albany.
San Francisco gets 312 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter asks for something in return: 62 days under 20° here, 0 in San Francisco.
San Francisco hosts 9.9× more events.
72/100
13% lower than San Francisco
vs 83/100 in San Francisco
Closest outdoor draw: Grafton Lakes State Park, 15.6 mi.
91/100
8% lower than San Francisco
vs 99/100 in San Francisco
19
83% fewer than San Francisco
vs 111 nonstops in San Francisco
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