Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford → Albany
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Verdict
Unfavorable
Cost Index: 92.7 → 102.1
Rent Delta: +$406/mo
Cons of Moving
- - 9% higher cost of living
- - $406/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - Higher violent crime rate
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More expensive childcare
- - More environmental violations
Dimension
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford
Albany
Winner
💰 Cost of Living
RPP 92.7
RPP 102.1
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford
🏠 Rent (2BR)
$1,094/mo
$1,500/mo
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford
💼 Wages
$60,703
$62,273
Albany
🔒 Crime
223 per 100K
333 per 100K
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford
🎓 Schools
14:1
18.2:1
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford
👶 Childcare
$10,407/yr
$12,639/yr
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford
🌿 Environment
1855 violations
2578 violations
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford
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Data: BEA (cost of living), HUD (rent), BLS (wages), FBI (crime), NCES (schools), DOL (childcare), EPA (environment)