cost
Cost of Living Index
Queens
41.1
city
New York metropolitan area
61.6
city
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
Bars show source values for selected metrics.
Winner
Queens wins on 18 of 26 metrics compared to New York metropolitan area.
cost
Queens
41.1
city
New York metropolitan area
61.6
city
safety
Queens
67
city
New York metropolitan area
69.7
city
housing
Queens
$3,162
city
New York metropolitan area
$2,660
city
jobs
Queens
$4,124/mo
city
New York metropolitan area
$6,964/mo
city
health
Queens
74.2
city
New York metropolitan area
71.8
city
environment
Queens
36.6 ug/m3
city
New York metropolitan area
20.4 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
Queens
225 Mbps
city
New York metropolitan area
195 Mbps
city
demographics
Queens
2.1%
city
New York metropolitan area
2.7%
city
economy
Queens
4.9%
city
New York metropolitan area
8.7%
city
economy
Queens
$4,819/mo
city
New York metropolitan area
$4,477/mo
city
education
Queens
60
city
New York metropolitan area
50.2
city
environment
Queens
72.9
city
New York metropolitan area
62.4
city
environment
Queens
22.4 ug/m3
city
New York metropolitan area
41.5 ug/m3
city
health
Queens
74.4 years
city
New York metropolitan area
81.2 years
city
health
Queens
20.1%
city
New York metropolitan area
20.2%
city
housing
Queens
$2,832/mo
city
New York metropolitan area
$2,907/mo
city
housing
Queens
10.0x
city
New York metropolitan area
13.0x
city
housing
Queens
$12,839/sqm
city
New York metropolitan area
$14,843/sqm
city
jobs
Queens
3.9%
city
New York metropolitan area
4.0%
city
quality
Queens
6.8
city
New York metropolitan area
5.6
city
religion
Queens
51.4%
city
New York metropolitan area
51.6%
city
religion
Queens
23.0%
city
New York metropolitan area
24.9%
city
religion
Queens
47.1%
city
New York metropolitan area
42.3%
city
safety
Queens
23.8 per 100k
city
New York metropolitan area
32.0 per 100k
city
safety
Queens
11.1 per 100k
city
New York metropolitan area
11.9 per 100k
city
transport
Queens
69.5
city
New York metropolitan area
48
city