New York vs Albany
New York, NY compared with Albany, NY · 139 miles apart
New York has 8,584,629 residents to Albany’s 101,698. New York comes out ahead on median household income, poverty rate, clear days a year. Albany does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| New York, NY | Albany, NY | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 8,584,629 | 101,698 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 28,569 | 4,751 |
| Median household income | $80,483 | $61,986 |
| Median home value | $777,600 | $234,700 |
| Median rent | $1,821 | $1,216 |
| Homeownership | 32.8% | 38.2% |
| Average commute | 40.3 min | 20 min |
| Median age | 38.2 | 32 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 41.6% | 45.3% |
| Poverty rate | 17.9% | 22.9% |
| Unemployment | 8% | 7.8% |
| Price to income | 9.7× | 3.8× |
| Clear days a year | 24 | 15 |
| Days above 90°F | 10 | 12 |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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