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Cost & Benefits

Albany vs Elmira

Simple answer

You'd likely save $307 a month in Elmira.

Typical rent is $1,216 in Albany and $909 in Elmira. 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)

Elmira

New York

Typical rent
$909
Typical pay
$43,120 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,348
Price index
94.4 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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