Index | New Scotland | Albany | New York |
Cost of living | 108 | 103 | 117 |
Goods & Services | 106 | 106 | 108 |
Groceries | 103 | 103 | 102 |
Health care | 93 | 93 | 103 |
Housing | 121 | 102 | 145 |
Transportation | 97 | 97 | 105 |
Utilities | 102 | 102 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Household | $73,946 | $6,162 | $1,725 | $2,219 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
New York | 4% | 8.875% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
New York | 4% | 10.9% |
Item | Albany | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $28.28 | $24.26 | 16.6% |
Beauty Salon | $51.36 | $45.56 | 12.7% |
Toothpaste | $3.74 | $3.70 | 1.1% |
Shampoo | $1.28 | $1.28 | 0.3% |
Movie | $13.08 | $12.13 | 7.8% |
Bowling | $15.96 | $18.00 | 11.3% |
Item | Albany | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $6.06 | $5.84 | 3.7% |
Fried Chicken | $1.60 | $1.57 | 1.5% |
Milk | $4.85 | $4.67 | 3.9% |
Potatoes | $5.09 | $4.93 | 3.2% |
Pizza | $14.69 | $12.09 | 21.5% |
Beer | $10.90 | $10.41 | 4.7% |
Item | Albany | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $132.47 | $125.68 | 5.4% |
Doctor | $111.33 | $135.78 | 18.0% |
Dentist | $111.69 | $113.29 | 1.4% |
Ibuprofen | $10.90 | $10.65 | 2.3% |
Lipitor | $436.57 | $468.60 | 6.8% |
Item | Albany | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $186,800.00 | $184,700.00 | 1.1% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,531.65 | $2,346.69 | 7.9% |
Apartment Rent | $992.00 | $949.00 | 4.5% |
Item | Albany | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.55 | $3.46 | 2.5% |
Tire Balancing | $50.33 | $59.92 | 16.0% |
Item | Albany | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $196.70 | $193.99 | 1.4% |
Phone | $195.71 | $192.25 | 1.8% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Schenectady, NY | 65,336 | 94 | 6.5% |
Green Island, NY | 2,647 | 95 | 4.7% |
Scotia, NY | 7,648 | 97 | 2.7% |
Waterford, NY | 2,141 | 97 | 2.6% |
Watervliet, NY | 9,976 | 98 | 2.0% |
Albany, NY | 96,860 | 103 | 2.6% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Nampa, ID | 96,825 | 103 | 3.3% |
Federal Way, WA | 96,812 | 134 | 34.4% |
Bend, OR | 97,032 | 133 | 32.6% |
Erie, PA | 96,616 | 88 | 12.4% |
Lawrence, KS | 97,348 | 98 | 1.8% |
Albany, NY | 96,860 | 103 | 2.6% |