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Moving to New York
NYC global capital + huge upstate, high taxes, top healthcare.
NortheastCapital: AlbanyPop. 19.6M
New York has an overall price level 107.9 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
107.9Housing index
122.2Groceries index
107.3Utilities index (modeled)
101.2Electricity rate
29.5 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
101.6Median home value
$449,800Median monthly rent
$1,634/moNew York unemployment is 4.6% with median household income $86k.
Unemployment rate
4.6%Median household income
$85,820Per-capita income
$51,002Labor-force participation
63.0%Avg weekly wage
$1,975Right-to-work state
NoNurse Licensure Compact
Non-memberSources: FEMA NRI 2025 · Census ACS 2024 (live) state-level
New York: median home value $449,800.
Home value
$449,800Rent
$1,634/moHomeownership rate
54.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
69/100Hurricane exposure
LowWildfire exposure
LowTornado risk
LowEarthquake risk
LowNew York 4th-grade math proficiency: 36.6% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
36.6%Per-pupil spending (est.)
$26,000Student–teacher ratio (est.)
19Public 4-yr grad rate
56.0%Notable universities
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