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Cost & Benefits

Albany vs Houston

Simple answer

You'd likely save $635 a month in Albany.

Typical rent is $1,361 in Houston and $726 in Albany. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Albany

Texas

Typical rent
$726
Typical pay
$68,000 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,014
Price index
97.1 (state)

Houston

Texas

Typical rent
$1,361
Typical pay
$64,813 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,497
Price index
98.6 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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