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. 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 | — |
| Days above 90°F | 10 | — |
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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