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 | Fishers | New York | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,478/mo | $1,714/mo | 13.8% lower in A |
| Median home value | $339,000 | $732,100 | 53.7% lower in A |
| Median household income | $126,548 | $76,607 | 65.2% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 106.5 | 103.2 | 3.3% higher in A |
| Utilities index | 93.6 | 147.4 | 36.5% lower in A |
| Transportation index | 99.6 | 100.7 | 1.1% lower in A |
| Healthcare index | 102.5 | 99.9 | 2.6% higher 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 Fishers, you'd need $111,255 in New York to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Fishers, IN is about 10.1% cheaper overall than New York, NY, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 14% lower in Fishers than in New York. If you earn $80,000 in Fishers, you'd need about $89,004 in New York to keep the same standard of living.