City comparison
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 | Waterbury | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,130/mo | $1,140/mo | 0.9% lower in A |
| Median home value | $213,400 | $162,800 | 31.1% higher in A |
| Median household income | $54,736 | $51,451 | 6.4% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 93.0 | 93.1 | ≈ equal |
| Utilities index | 88.9 | 89.1 | ≈ equal |
| Transportation index | 81.2 | 81.3 | ≈ equal |
| Healthcare index | 83.6 | 83.8 | ≈ equal |
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 $100,492 in Waterbury to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Albany and Waterbury have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. If you earn $80,000 in Albany, you'd need about $80,393 in Waterbury to keep the same standard of living.