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Cost & Benefits

Buffalo vs Ithaca

Simple answer

You'd likely save $401 a month in Buffalo.

Typical rent is $1,447 in Ithaca and $1,046 in Buffalo. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Buffalo

New York

Typical rent
$1,046
Typical pay
$50,041 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,423
Price index
95.8 (metro)

Ithaca

New York

Typical rent
$1,447
Typical pay
$48,784 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,709
Price index
103.3 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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