City comparison
Albany, GA is about 450 miles (750 km) from Wilson, NC in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 550 miles, or about 9 h 30 min behind the wheel at highway speeds.
Driving distance is a rough estimate (great-circle × 1.25); driving time assumes a 60 mph blended average. Real trips run 10–20% longer with stops.
A direct flight from Albany, GA to Wilson, NC takes about 55 min, covering roughly 450 miles in a straight line. Connecting itineraries with a layover typically add 1–3 hours.
Block-to-block estimate at ~500 mph cruise, including taxi, climb, and descent — what an airline would publish, not pure airborne time.
Albany, GA is on Central Time and Wilson, NC is on Eastern Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Albany, it's 1 p.m. in Wilson, which puts Albany 1 hours behind.
Standard-time offsets. Daylight saving applies in both cities for most of the year (exceptions: Hawaii and most of Arizona), and the gap between the two stays the same.
Albany has a population of 68,926, vs 47,767 in Wilson — about 1.4× larger by population. By land area, Albany covers about 55 sq mi vs 32 sq mi for Wilson.
Population from US Census ACS. Land area from the Census Gazetteer (city proper, excluding inland water).
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Albany | Wilson | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $889/mo | $864/mo | 2.9% higher in Albany |
| Median home value | $111,200 | $167,400 | 50.5% higher in Wilson |
| Median household income | $43,724 | $46,891 | 7.2% higher in Wilson |
| Groceries index | 96.5 | 96.8 | ≈ equal (Wilson slightly higher) |
| Utilities index | 88.9 | 89.0 | ≈ equal (Wilson slightly higher) |
| Transportation index | 98.8 | 98.4 | ≈ equal (Albany slightly higher) |
| Healthcare index | 98.3 | 97.9 | ≈ equal (Albany slightly higher) |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Albany, you'd need $100,529 in Wilson to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Albany and Wilson have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. If you earn $80,000 in Albany, you'd need about $80,423 in Wilson to keep the same standard of living.