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Cost & Benefits

Buffalo vs Rensselaer

Simple answer

You'd likely save $173 a month in Buffalo.

Typical rent is $1,219 in Rensselaer 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)

Rensselaer

New York

Typical rent
$1,219
Typical pay
$70,080 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,711
Price index
99.6 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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