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Glens Falls vs Pittsfield

$247/mo less in Pittsfield

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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Glens FallsPittsfieldAbout 77 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • Pittsfield costs you more
  • Rent under 30% of pay

Same paycheck, two cities. $2,165/mo in Pittsfield. $2,412/mo in Glens Falls. −$2,964 a year.

Glens Falls

$2,412

left each month

Pittsfield

$2,165

−$247 vs Glens Falls

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Same paycheck, another city.

Pittsfield wins 1 of 4Glens Falls 3 · ties 0
$5,612Take-home · Glens Falls$5,455
$1,171Rent · Glens Falls$1,312
$2,029Other bills · Pittsfield$1,978
$2,412Left over · Glens Falls$2,165

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−$247 / mo

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthGlens FallsPittsfield
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Glens Falls, NY and Pittsfield, MA
Per monthGlens FallsPittsfieldDifference
Gross pay$7,500$7,250−$250
Income and payroll tax$1,888$1,795−$93
Take-home pay$5,612$5,455−$157
Rent$1,171$1,312+$141
Getting around$590$527−$63
Groceries$397$400+$3
Healthcare$446$450+$4
Utilities$248$250+$2
Everything else$347$350+$3
Left over$2,412$2,165−$247

Salary to match Glens Falls

$91,500

Gross pay in Pittsfield that leaves the same amount as $90,000 in Glens Falls.

Tax difference

+$222

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 25.2% in Glens Falls, 24.8% in Pittsfield.

More about Pittsfield

Glens Falls, NY in full

State income tax topping out at 9.65%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,394 and 178 sunny days; commutes average 24 minutes.

Pittsfield, MA in full

A flat 5% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,562 and 184 sunny days; commutes average 21 minutes.

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Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Pittsfield than Glens Falls?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Pittsfield leaves about $247 less a month. A one-bedroom is about $1,171 in Glens Falls and $1,312 in Pittsfield.

Does Pittsfield have state income tax?

Pittsfield is in Massachusetts, which taxes wage income.

What changes if you move from Glens Falls to Pittsfield?

The paycheck is taxed in Massachusetts. Rent stays at the same bedroom count. What you keep is the difference.

Left over each month is take-home pay minus rent and the rest of the bills. The gap between Glens Falls and Pittsfield changes with the job, remote or local pay, and bedrooms. How we figure this · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.

Estimate, not a quote. How we figure this.