Albany → Charleston-North Charleston
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Verdict
Strongly Favorable
Cost Index: 102.1 → 101.0
Rent Delta: +$287/mo
Pros of Moving
- + Lower violent crime rate
- + Better student-teacher ratios
- + More affordable childcare
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - $287/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
Dimension
Albany
Charleston-North Charleston
Winner
💰 Cost of Living
RPP 102.1
RPP 101.0
Charleston-North Charleston
🏠 Rent (2BR)
$1,500/mo
$1,787/mo
Albany
💼 Wages
$62,273
$63,967
Charleston-North Charleston
🔒 Crime
333 per 100K
7 per 100K
Charleston-North Charleston
🎓 Schools
18.2:1
14.3:1
Charleston-North Charleston
👶 Childcare
$12,639/yr
$7,732/yr
Charleston-North Charleston
🌿 Environment
2578 violations
647 violations
Charleston-North Charleston
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Data: BEA (cost of living), HUD (rent), BLS (wages), FBI (crime), NCES (schools), DOL (childcare), EPA (environment)