Cedar Rapids → Albany
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Verdict
Unfavorable
Cost Index: 89.0 → 102.1
Rent Delta: +$544/mo
Cons of Moving
- - 13% higher cost of living
- - $544/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - Higher violent crime rate
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More expensive childcare
- - More environmental violations
Dimension
Cedar Rapids
Albany
Winner
💰 Cost of Living
RPP 89.0
RPP 102.1
Cedar Rapids
🏠 Rent (2BR)
$956/mo
$1,500/mo
Cedar Rapids
💼 Wages
$60,485
$62,273
Albany
🔒 Crime
239 per 100K
333 per 100K
Cedar Rapids
🎓 Schools
15:1
18.2:1
Cedar Rapids
👶 Childcare
$8,306/yr
$12,639/yr
Cedar Rapids
🌿 Environment
729 violations
2578 violations
Cedar Rapids
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Data: BEA (cost of living), HUD (rent), BLS (wages), FBI (crime), NCES (schools), DOL (childcare), EPA (environment)