($1,240) Movers From Albany, NY to St. Louis, MO

What to know before moving from Albany to St. Louis

Moving from Albany to St. Louis comes with exciting new opportunities — but also higher living costs. Since St. Louis 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 St. Louis are 14% lower than in Albany, which means you’ll have more money in your pocket each month.
• In terms of homeownership, you’ll be able to get more for your money in St. Louis.
  Home prices in St. Louis are 39.1% lower than in Albany.
• Income is the same in St. Louis and Albany. The top employers in St. Louis include BJC HealthCare, Walmart, and Washington University.
• Be sure to budget for higher bills in St. Louis, since the cost of living for a single person in St. Louis is 43.8% higher than in Albany. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• If you’re moving your family to St. Louis, keep in mind that your living expenses could increase. The cost of living for a family in St. Louis is 56.3% higher than in Albany.
• The unemployment rate in St. Louis is 11.27% lower than in Albany.
• You’ll spend more on retail and restaurants in St. Louis, since the city’s sales taxes in St. Louis are 21.00% higher than in Albany.
• One perk of moving to St. Louis is paying less in state income taxes, which are 55.96% lower than in Albany.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $4,312.60 in St. Louis to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Albany.

How life is different in Albany vs. St. Louis

• The population of St. Louis is about 196% 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.
• Your access to buses, shuttles, trams, or trains in St. Louis will be about the same as it currently is in Albany. The cities share a similar public transportation score, which means their transit systems are comparable in terms of how connected they are, how often they provide service, and how close they are to jobs, housing, retail and food stores, and other important locations.
• You’ll find St. Louis to be about as walkable as Albany. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 66 and 65 respectively out of 100 in terms of how close housing is to businesses, recreational facilities, and jobs.
• St. Louis and Albany are similarly bike-friendly based on their comparable ratings of 58 and 55 respectively. Bike-friendliness scores between 50 and 100 indicate varying levels of infrastructure to support cyclists, including bike lanes and roadway connectivity. Cities with scores under 50 are considered more car-dependent.
• The crime rate in St. Louis 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 69.65 in St. Louis, 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 St. Louis. With a crime index of 30.35, St. Louis 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 St. Louis isn’t as good as it is in Albany, so you may want to take precautions if you suffer from conditions like allergies or asthma. St. Louis has an air quality rating of Moderate, and Albany is considered to be good. Cities with good to moderate air quality may have varying levels of minor potential for health risks for certain people. Beyond the moderate rating, those health risks increase in severity and the amount of residents affected.