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Cost & Benefits

Albany vs Lancaster

Simple answer

You'd likely save $247 a month in Lancaster.

Typical rent is $1,216 in Albany and $969 in Lancaster. 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)

Lancaster

New York

Typical rent
$969
Typical pay
$66,148 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,423
Price index
95.8 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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