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Cost & Benefits

Albany vs Buchanan

Simple answer

You'd likely save $737 a month in Albany.

Typical rent is $1,953 in Buchanan and $1,216 in Albany. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Albany

New York

Typical rent
$1,216
Typical pay
$61,986 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,711
Price index
99.6 (metro)

Buchanan

New York

Typical rent
$1,953
Typical pay
$128,218 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,971
Price index
112.6 (metro)

Benefits after a move

Albany and Buchanan are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.