2026 Relocation & Cost Arbitrage Engine

Relocation: Binghamton, NY to New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Data updated · Sources: HUD FY 2027 Fair Market Rents, EPI 2026 Family Budget, 2026 tax tables · Methodology

Income tax, HUD Fair Market Rents and EPI living costs for a move from Binghamton, NY to New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.

Popular Corridors:
Equivalent Salary
$172,900
To maintain parity
Cost of Living Delta
+72.9%
Overall expenditure basket
Annual Tax Delta
-$3,441
State + local taxes
Annual 1BR Rent Delta
+$21,300
HUD Fair Market Rents
Net Annual Buffer
-$24,741/yr
Tax + housing gain

Interactive Purchasing Power Equivalency Workbench

Adjust your current salary at origin to dynamically compute the statutory tax burden, housing costs, and discretionary cash in both markets.

Presets:
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$30,000 $100,000 $200,000 $300,000
Origin Location

Binghamton, NY

COL 104.7
Gross Annual Income $100,000
Federal Income Tax -$13,170
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$7,650
State Income Tax -$4,860
Local / City Tax $0
Net Annual Take-Home $74,320
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$11,448
Discretionary Cash Flow $62,872
Target Market
Destination Location

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

COL 181.0
Gross Parity Income $172,900
Federal Income Tax -$30,230
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$13,227
State Income Tax -$9,729
Local / City Tax -$6,267
Net Annual Take-Home $113,447
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$32,748
Discretionary Cash Flow $80,699

EPI family budgets put living costs 72.9% higher in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ than in Binghamton, NY, so $100,000 in Binghamton goes about as far as $172,900 in New York. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $954 a month in Binghamton and $2,729 in New York, $21,300 a year more. On the same $100,000 salary a single filer pays $3,441 more a year in federal, state and local income tax and FICA in New York. Taxes and one-bedroom rent together leave you about $24,741 a year worse off. The BLS median wage across all occupations is $49,460 in Binghamton and $61,430 in New York.

Itemized Cost of Living Expenditure Arbitrage

Category-by-category breakdown of monthly baseline consumption between origin and destination.

Expenditure Category Binghamton (Monthly) New York-Newark-Jersey City (Monthly) Monthly Delta ($) Difference (%)
Housing (1BR Fair Market Rent)$954$2,729+$1,775+186.1%
Food & Groceries$365$426+$61+16.7%
Transportation$1,023$693-$330-32.3%
Healthcare$568$748+$180+31.7%
Other Necessities$383$879+$496+129.5%
Total Taxes (Federal, State, Local, FICA)$2,140$2,427+$287+13.4%

HUD Fair Market Rent Differential

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent +$1,775/mo (186.1%)
Binghamton: $954/mo New York-Newark-Jersey City: $2,729/mo
2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent +$1,752/mo (143.7%)
Binghamton: $1,219/mo New York-Newark-Jersey City: $2,971/mo

EPI Living Wage Benchmark Comparison

1 Adult (No Children) +$16.88/hr (72.9%)
Binghamton: $23.15/hr New York-Newark-Jersey City: $40.03/hr
2 Adults + 1 Child (per earner) +$11.22/hr (48.8%)
Binghamton: $22.97/hr New York-Newark-Jersey City: $34.19/hr

Top Local Occupations Wage Parity

BLS median wage comparisons across benchmark roles between both metropolitan labor markets.

Occupation Title Industry Sector Binghamton Median New York-Newark-Jersey City Median Nominal Wage Delta Action
Registered Nurse (RN)HealthcareHealthcare$101,720$119,720+$18,000 (+17.7%)View Dossier
General and Operations ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$96,420$157,000+$60,580 (+62.8%)View Dossier
Software EngineerTechnologyTechnology$128,460$166,830+$38,370 (+29.9%)View Dossier
Accountant & AuditorFinanceFinance$82,500$105,650+$23,150 (+28.1%)View Dossier
Financial ManagerFinanceFinance$160,780$221,010+$60,230 (+37.5%)View Dossier
Project Management SpecialistBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$106,580$126,660+$20,080 (+18.8%)View Dossier
Management AnalystBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$82,020$124,390+$42,370 (+51.7%)View Dossier
Computer and Information Systems ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$174,740$215,300+$40,560 (+23.2%)View Dossier
Marketing ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$150,020$192,840+$42,820 (+28.5%)View Dossier
Financial AnalystFinanceFinance$98,460$128,930+$30,470 (+30.9%)View Dossier
Sales ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$160,440$215,150+$54,710 (+34.1%)View Dossier
ElectricianSkilled TradesSkilled Trades$76,670$79,020+$2,350 (+3.1%)View Dossier

Major US Inter-Metro Relocation Corridors

Empirical cost differentials and statutory tax savings across high-volume migration routes.

New York-Newark-Jersey City → Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos

On $100k: $8,301 less tax and $14,388 less 1BR rent a year

-30.6% COL+$22,689/yr
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont → Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos

On $100k: $6,211 less tax and $17,676 less 1BR rent a year

-30.4% COL+$23,887/yr
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin → Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington

On $100k: $4,805 less tax and $2,928 less 1BR rent a year

-2.2% COL+$7,733/yr
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont → Columbus

On $100k: $1,729 less tax and $19,884 less 1BR rent a year

-41.0% COL+$21,613/yr
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim → Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler

On $100k: $4,113 less tax and $10,908 less 1BR rent a year

-13.5% COL+$15,021/yr
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue → Denver-Aurora-Centennial

On $100k: $3,761 more tax and $4,188 less 1BR rent a year

-13.6% COL+$427/yr
Boston-Cambridge-Newton → Raleigh-Cary

On $100k: $1,299 less tax and $11,592 less 1BR rent a year

-16.2% COL+$12,891/yr
New York-Newark-Jersey City → Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach

On $100k: $8,301 less tax and $7,296 less 1BR rent a year

-27.3% COL+$15,597/yr

Binghamton, NY to New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Relocation FAQs

About $172,900. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (104.7 in Binghamton, NY, 181.0 in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Triangular Relocation & Tax Silo

Binghamton, NY to New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ: State Paychecks, Rents & Reciprocal Corridor

Reverse Route: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ to Binghamton, NY
Relocation: Binghamton, NY to New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Overview

Binghamton, NY to New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ: 2026 federal, state & local income tax, HUD Fair Market Rents & EPI living costs compared on the same.

Quick answers
How much salary do I need in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ to match $100,000 in Binghamton, NY?

About $172,900. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (104.7 in Binghamton, NY, 181.0 in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ cheaper than Binghamton, NY?

EPI's family budgets for a single adult put overall living costs 72.9% higher in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ than in Binghamton, NY. The budgets cover housing, food, transportation, health care and other necessities.