Fargo → Albany
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Verdict
Unfavorable
Cost Index: 90.9 → 102.1
Rent Delta: +$388/mo
Cons of Moving
- - 11% higher cost of living
- - $388/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - Higher violent crime rate
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More expensive childcare
- - More environmental violations
Dimension
Fargo
Albany
Winner
💰 Cost of Living
RPP 90.9
RPP 102.1
Fargo
🏠 Rent (2BR)
$1,112/mo
$1,500/mo
Fargo
💼 Wages
$63,635
$62,273
Fargo
🔒 Crime
257 per 100K
333 per 100K
Fargo
🎓 Schools
11.7:1
18.2:1
Fargo
👶 Childcare
$10,925/yr
$12,639/yr
Fargo
🌿 Environment
169 violations
2578 violations
Fargo
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Data: BEA (cost of living), HUD (rent), BLS (wages), FBI (crime), NCES (schools), DOL (childcare), EPA (environment)