Bowling Green → Albany
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Verdict
Unfavorable
Cost Index: 90.2 → 102.1
Rent Delta: +$504/mo
Pros of Moving
- + $7K higher median salary
Cons of Moving
- - 12% higher cost of living
- - $504/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - Higher violent crime rate
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More expensive childcare
- - More environmental violations
Dimension
Bowling Green
Albany
Winner
💰 Cost of Living
RPP 90.2
RPP 102.1
Bowling Green
🏠 Rent (2BR)
$996/mo
$1,500/mo
Bowling Green
💼 Wages
$54,905
$62,273
Albany
🔒 Crime
225 per 100K
333 per 100K
Bowling Green
🎓 Schools
15.6:1
18.2:1
Bowling Green
👶 Childcare
$7,238/yr
$12,639/yr
Bowling Green
🌿 Environment
1788 violations
2578 violations
Bowling Green
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Data: BEA (cost of living), HUD (rent), BLS (wages), FBI (crime), NCES (schools), DOL (childcare), EPA (environment)