Index | New Scotland | Albany | New York |
Cost of living index | 106 | 101 | 119 |
Index | New Scotland | Albany | New York |
Goods & Services index | 105 | 105 | 109 |
Groceries index | 108 | 108 | 108 |
Health care index | 99 | 99 | 99 |
Housing index | 109 | 93 | 145 |
Transportation index | 105 | 105 | 108 |
Utilities index | 98 | 98 | 102 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Household | $76,674 | $6,390 | $1,789 | $2,300 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
New York | 4% | 8.875% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
New York | 4% | 8.82% |
Item | Albany | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $19.11 | $16.09 | 18.8% |
Beauty Salon | $30.79 | $37.33 | 17.5% |
Toothpaste | $2.86 | $2.45 | 17.0% |
Shampoo | $1.14 | $1.00 | 14.3% |
Movie | $12.14 | $10.28 | 18.1% |
Bowling | $4.11 | $4.93 | 16.7% |
Item | Albany | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.56 | $3.80 | 20.0% |
Fried Chicken | $1.40 | $1.40 | 0.5% |
Milk | $2.32 | $2.01 | 15.4% |
Potatoes | $3.72 | $3.01 | 23.7% |
Pizza | $8.59 | $9.89 | 13.1% |
Beer | $9.86 | $8.90 | 10.8% |
Item | Albany | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $99.72 | $102.16 | 2.4% |
Doctor | $102.72 | $108.36 | 5.2% |
Dentist | $93.90 | $92.53 | 1.5% |
Ibuprofen | $9.41 | $9.28 | 1.5% |
Lipitor | $425.19 | $425.82 | 0.1% |
Item | Albany | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $172,700.00 | $184,700.00 | 6.5% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,412.96 | $1,202.44 | 17.5% |
Apartment Rent | $875.00 | $949.00 | 7.8% |
Item | Albany | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.35 | $2.24 | 4.6% |
Tire Balancing | $48.83 | $46.29 | 5.5% |
Item | Albany | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $149.27 | $165.96 | 10.1% |
Phone | $31.34 | $28.68 | 9.3% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Schenectady, NY | 65,554 | 93 | -7% |
Green Island, NY | 2,613 | 94 | -6% |
Scotia, NY | 7,732 | 96 | -4% |
Rensselaer, NY | 9,435 | 96 | -4% |
Watervliet, NY | 10,207 | 97 | -3% |
Albany, NY | 98,425 | 101 | 1% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Renton, WA | 98,499 | 139 | 39% |
Vista, CA | 98,560 | 134 | 34% |
San Angelo, TX | 98,694 | 90 | -10% |
Davie, FL | 98,717 | 110 | 10% |
Flint, MI | 98,918 | 79 | -21% |
Albany, NY | 98,425 | 101 | 1% |