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Cost & Benefits

Albany vs Johnstown

Simple answer

You'd likely save $302 a month in Johnstown.

Typical rent is $1,216 in Albany and $914 in Johnstown. 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)

Johnstown

New York

Typical rent
$914
Typical pay
$63,763 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,051
Price index
107.9 (state)

Benefits after a move

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