Battle Creek → Albany
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Verdict
Unfavorable
Cost Index: 90.5 → 102.1
Rent Delta: +$324/mo
Pros of Moving
- + Lower violent crime rate
Cons of Moving
- - 12% higher cost of living
- - $324/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - More expensive childcare
- - More environmental violations
Dimension
Battle Creek
Albany
Winner
💰 Cost of Living
RPP 90.5
RPP 102.1
Battle Creek
🏠 Rent (2BR)
$1,176/mo
$1,500/mo
Battle Creek
💼 Wages
$60,675
$62,273
Albany
🔒 Crime
431 per 100K
333 per 100K
Albany
🎓 Schools
18.2:1
18.2:1
Tie
👶 Childcare
$7,444/yr
$12,639/yr
Battle Creek
🌿 Environment
1000 violations
2578 violations
Battle Creek
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Data: BEA (cost of living), HUD (rent), BLS (wages), FBI (crime), NCES (schools), DOL (childcare), EPA (environment)