Moving from Kingston to Buffalo
Kingston to Buffalo: $212 more leftover
$2,530/mo leftover in Buffalo vs $2,318 in Kingston after tax and rent ($212 more). +$2,544 a year — not a moving-company quote.
Kingston leftover
$2,318
a month after tax and rent
Buffalo leftover
$2,530
+$212 vs Kingston
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
Leftover is not a cost-of-living index. Leftover vs a COL index
Who already made this move
In 2022-2023, 25 households moved Kingston → Buffalo (about 33 people, average AGI $62,320). The reverse flow is too small for the IRS to publish.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | Kingston | Buffalo |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $5,800 | $5,564 |
| Rent | $1,541 | $1,169 |
| All other costs | $1,941 | $1,865 |
| Left over | $2,318 | $2,530 |
Leftover is take-home after federal, state and city wage tax, minus asking rent at the bedroom count you set, minus a modelled month of groceries, utilities, healthcare, transport and childcare. It is not a cost-of-living index and not a moving quote. The dollar gap between Kingston and Buffalo moves when you change the job, remote versus local pay, or bedrooms. How the math works · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
Full line-by-line comparison →
What the move itself costs
About 290 road miles, 1 bedroom. Typical ranges, not quotes.
- Full-service mover
- $1,850–$3,450
- Container or pod
- $1,250–$2,350
- Rent a truck
- $500–$1,000
Other moves from Kingston
Dig into Buffalo
Paycheck
Take-home pay after tax and rent, and what's left at the end of the month.
Who moved
Which metros people actually left and arrived from, according to IRS tax returns.
Rent vs buy
Asking rent, the median home, property tax, and months to a down payment.
Monthly costs
Groceries, getting around, utilities, healthcare and childcare at your household size.
Daily life
Homicide and firearm death rates, heat, cars and commute.
Kids
Public-school enrollment, pupil–teacher ratio, bedrooms and childcare.
Getting there
Typical cost to get here, then leftover after tax and rent — not a moving-company directory.
Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Buffalo than Kingston?
A one-bedroom is about $1,541 in Kingston versus $1,169 in Buffalo. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $212 a month higher in Buffalo. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Buffalo have state income tax?
Buffalo is in New York, which taxes wage income.
Did people actually move from Kingston to Buffalo?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the Kingston → Buffalo move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.