Albany → Janesville-Beloit

Moving from Albany to Janesville-Beloit shifts your BEA Regional Price Parity from 87.7 to 93.7 (100 = US average), so a Albany salary needs to be multiplied by 1.07 to hold the same purchasing power in Janesville-Beloit. On rent, HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom goes from $1,129/month in Albany to $1,246/month in Janesville-Beloit - a higher monthly bill of $117, or $1,404/year. That rent delta alone is often the single biggest line item when relocating.

Wages tell the other half. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics report a median salary of $58,830 in Albany versus $63,520 in Janesville-Beloit - a raw gap of $4,690 higher. The Janesville-Beloit labor market has 64,420 tracked jobs against 49,030 in Albany, shaping how easy it is to find a comparable role. Combine that with the cost-of-living shift above and you get the real purchasing-power delta, sometimes a "higher salary" is actually a pay cut once rent and RPP are applied.

Safety, schools, and childcare round out the move. FBI UCR violent crime rates near Albany and Janesville-Beloit are 300 and 280 per 100,000 (state-level). NCES student-teacher ratios run 14.4:1 at origin versus 14.4:1 at destination. DOL center-based infant care costs $6,591/year in Albany versus $11,256/year in Janesville-Beloit. Our composite verdict - Less Favorable - weighs all seven federal sources; the dimension table below lets you override that with your personal priorities.