Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk → Albany
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Verdict
Unfavorable
Cost Index: 97.9 → 102.1
Rent Delta: +$213/mo
Cons of Moving
- - 4% higher cost of living
- - $213/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - $2K lower median salary
- - Higher violent crime rate
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More expensive childcare
- - More environmental violations
Dimension
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk
Albany
Winner
💰 Cost of Living
RPP 97.9
RPP 102.1
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk
🏠 Rent (2BR)
$1,287/mo
$1,500/mo
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk
💼 Wages
$64,443
$62,273
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk
🔒 Crime
223 per 100K
333 per 100K
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk
🎓 Schools
14:1
18.2:1
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk
👶 Childcare
$10,407/yr
$12,639/yr
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk
🌿 Environment
1855 violations
2578 violations
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk
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Data: BEA (cost of living), HUD (rent), BLS (wages), FBI (crime), NCES (schools), DOL (childcare), EPA (environment)