($702) Movers From Albany, NY to New Haven, CT

What to know before moving from Albany to New Haven

Moving from Albany to New Haven comes with exciting new opportunities — but also higher living costs. Since New Haven is generally more expensive than Albany, it’s important to plan ahead and budget carefully for the change.

Check out how the two cities compare so you know what to expect before you relocate:

• Rent prices in New Haven are 64% higher than in Albany, which means you’ll have less money in your pocket each month.
• In terms of homeownership, you’ll be able to get more for your money in Albany.
  Home prices in New Haven are 7.0% higher than in Albany.
• Income in New Haven is 8.7% higher than in Albany, so you could earn more for doing the same job. The top employers in New Haven include ASSA ABLOY Group, ASSA ABLOY Door Security Solutions - US, and Yale New Haven Health.
• Be sure to budget for higher bills in New Haven, since the cost of living for a single person in New Haven is 28.5% higher than in Albany. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• If you’re moving your family to New Haven, keep in mind that your living expenses could increase. The cost of living for a family in New Haven is 39.7% higher than in Albany.
• The unemployment rate in New Haven is 36.62% higher than in Albany.
• You’ll spend less on retail and restaurants in New Haven, since the city’s sales taxes in New Haven are 20.63% lower than in Albany.
• One perk of moving to New Haven is paying less in state income taxes, which are 72.48% lower than in Albany.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $3,854.53 in New Haven to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Albany.

How life is different in Albany vs. New Haven

• The population of New Haven is about 36% greater than Albany, so you may find more to see and do in your new surroundings. Of course, with more people can also come increased competition for jobs and housing.
• Getting around New Haven without a car might be more difficult than in Albany. New Haven has a public transportation score of 7 out of 10, whereas Albany is ranked 8. Ratings are based on a city’s transit connectivity, service frequency, and accessibility to key destinations like jobs and grocery stores.
• You’ll find New Haven to be about as walkable as Albany. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 68 and 65 respectively out of 100 in terms of how close housing is to businesses, recreational facilities, and jobs.
• If cycling is your thing, New Haven is considered more bike-friendly than Albany in terms of designated lanes and connectivity and how many residents opt to commute on two wheels rather than by car. New Haven has a bike-friendliness score of 66 out of 100, while Albany is rated as 55 out of 100.
• The crime rate in New Haven is higher than in Albany, so you may want to exercise a little extra caution as you're acclimating to your new location. While the crime index is 58.2 in New Haven, it is 10.0 in Albany. With this index, the lower the score, the better, since it indicates a city’s crime levels.
• You may want to exercise more caution as you’re getting used to your new surroundings in New Haven. With a crime index of 41.8, New Haven ranks lower in overall safety than Albany, whose index is Albany's 49.65. The safety index measures how safe people in a city feel about walking alone, both during the day and at night, as well as data on muggings, theft, vandalism, and other instances of petty crime.
• The air quality in New Haven and Albany is generally the same (Good). Cities with good to moderate ratings have clean or acceptable air quality, with the possibility of small pollutants affecting people with certain health conditions like asthma. Anything beyond the moderate rate means increased impact on residents.