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Albany metro · Northeast

Albany, NY

New York · approx. 205,000 residents

Estimated from state baseline

Median income

$78.5K

household / year

Avg home price

$447K

~$2,239/mo mortgage

Avg rent

$2,440

per month

Cost of living

140

100 = US avg

How Albany scores

Job market depth38/100

Breadth of local employment and earning power.

Affordability63/100

How far the median income goes against home prices.

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