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 | Cedar Park | New York | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,677/mo | $1,714/mo | 2.2% lower in A |
| Median home value | $427,800 | $732,100 | 41.6% lower in A |
| Median household income | $118,903 | $76,607 | 55.2% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 95.2 | 108.1 | 11.9% lower in A |
| Utilities index | 85.9 | 133.1 | 35.5% lower in A |
| Transportation index | 97.5 | 104.3 | 6.5% lower in A |
| Healthcare index | 95.8 | 104.1 | 7.9% lower in A |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Cedar Park, you'd need $116,304 in New York to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Cedar Park, TX is about 14% cheaper overall than New York, NY, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 14% lower in Cedar Park than in New York. If you earn $80,000 in Cedar Park, you'd need about $93,043 in New York to keep the same standard of living.