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Cost & Benefits

Albany vs Marcellus

Simple answer

You'd likely save $135 a month in Marcellus.

Typical rent is $1,216 in Albany and $1,081 in Marcellus. 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)

Marcellus

New York

Typical rent
$1,081
Typical pay
$69,407 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,493
Price index
95.7 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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