$100k a year, no longer in Santa Rosa
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
under Santa Rosa, every month
Albany sits well below Santa Rosa on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,643/mo
37% cheaper than Santa Rosa(vs $2,597/mo)
5.85%
$287/mo less in state tax than Santa Rosa
vs 9.3% in Santa Rosa
$6,203/mo
$1,242 more than Santa Rosa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$361k
56% cheaper than Santa Rosa
vs $817k in Santa Rosa
905k
vs 482k in Santa Rosa
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in albany.
Santa Rosa edges ahead with 254 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 62 days drop below 20° vs Santa Rosa's 0.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 26.0× more on the calendar than Santa Rosa.
72/100
4% higher than Santa Rosa
vs 69/100 in Santa Rosa
Closest outdoor draw: Grafton Lakes State Park, 15.6 mi.
91/100
7% lower than Santa Rosa
vs 98/100 in Santa Rosa
19
375% more than Santa Rosa
vs 4 nonstops in Santa Rosa
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