Fairfax County, VA vs New York

Cost of living from Fairfax County to New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. ACS 2024 5-year median gross rent is $2,276 vs $1,830. Median home value is $732,800 vs $614,200. Median household income is $153,637 vs $99,155. Housing-only ACS index is 161.1 vs 129.5 (not full COL). $90,000 here is about $72,346 there on a housing-only basis. Estimates, not advice.