Median rent is 28% lower in New York ($1,821/mo vs $2,515/mo). Buying is cheaper in Long Beach, where the median home runs $696,400 versus $777,600. Households earn more in Long Beach ($140,739 vs $80,483 a year).
City A
Long Beach, NY
City B
New York, NY
How much would you need to earn in New York, NY to maintain your standard of living from Long Beach, NY?
A cost-of-living index isn't available for one of these cities yet, so we can't compute an equivalent salary.
Based on BEA Regional Price Parity (cost index) for each metro area. This estimates overall purchasing power; it does not account for taxes or take-home pay differences.
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Long Beach
New York
New York
New York
Population
Median Household Income
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Median Gross Rent
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Median Home Value
Cost of Living Index
US avg = 100
1BR Fair Market Rent
HUD FMR
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HUD FMR
3BR Fair Market Rent
HUD FMR
Air Quality Index
Lower = cleaner
Top State Income Tax
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Median Age
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✓ = better value · Sources: Census ACS, BEA, HUD Fair Market Rents, EPA AirNow, Tax Foundation
Renters will find significantly cheaper housing in New York — median rent of $1,821/mo versus $2,515/mo in Long Beach, a 28% difference. Median home values are within 10% of each other: $696,400 in Long Beach and $777,600 in New York.
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Long Beach
New York
Software Developer
Registered Nurse
Elementary Teacher
Electrician
Accountant
Higher wage highlighted · BLS OEWS 2023 (metro-level data)
State tax data is not yet available for these cities.
Long Beach
Income tax: N/A
Sales tax: N/A
New York
Income tax: N/A
Sales tax: N/A
Air quality data is available for New York (avg AQI 46.0) but not yet for Long Beach.
Pick Long Beach if you prioritize higher median household income ($140,739/yr).
Pick New York if you prioritize cheaper rent ($1,821/mo median).
Cost of living index data is not yet available for one or both cities.
Median rent is $2,515/mo in Long Beach, NY and $1,821/mo in New York, NY. New York, NY has the lower rent by about 28%.
Median household income is $140,739 in Long Beach, NY and $80,483 in New York, NY. Long Beach, NY has the higher median income. Note that BLS occupational wages in the table above show wages for specific jobs.
Air quality data is not yet available for one or both cities.
State tax data is not yet available for one or both cities.
RPP data needed for salary equivalence calculation is not yet available.
Data last updated: June 1, 2026 · Sources: US Census ACS, BEA RPP, BLS OEWS, HUD FMR, EPA AirNow, Tax Foundation · Methodology
