Binghamton, NY
Binghamton, NY Metro Area
Figures are medians for the whole Binghamton, NY Metro Area, not the city proper.
Among the 300 U.S. metros CityLedger tracks, Binghamton ranks 247th for affordability — how far a typical paycheck stretches after local prices — and 239th for income. A household earns $65,599 a year while median rent runs $981/mo, making it expensive relative to what residents earn. Affordability and price level are different lenses: the raw cost of living here runs 7% below the U.S. average.
Its strongest card is home prices (10th of 300), while affordability is the soft spot (247th). Housing usually decides a move: rent ranks 36th and home prices 10th among the 300 metros CityLedger tracks.
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On $75,000 for just you in Binghamton, your take-home is worth about $62,235 once local prices are factored in — local prices stretch it further than the U.S. average.
Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.
The numbers
Income & cost
- Median income
- 239th of 300↑22%$65,599
- Cost of living?The local price level vs. the U.S. average of 100 (BEA). Lower means cheaper. This is raw prices, not adjusted for income.
- 113th of 30093 (US=100)
- Cost-adj. income?Median household income divided by the local price level — what the typical paycheck is really worth here.
- $70,641
- Per-capita income
- $34,754
- Full-time pay
- $39,062
Housing
- Median rent
- 36th of 300↑26.1%$981/mo
- Home value
- 10th of 300↑35.3%$161,600
- Property tax
- $3,654/yr · 2.3%
- Sales tax
- 8.53%
Jobs & education
- Unemployment
- 189th of 3004.8%
- Bachelor's+
- 213th of 30029.1%
- Avg commute
- 22nd of 30019.9 min
People
- Population
- 243,971
- Population change
- +2.2%
- Median age
- 40.9 yrs
- Foreign-born
- 5.8%
- Broadband
- 90.7%
Environment & risk
- Natural-hazard loss
- 169th of 300$14/$10k
Health
- Fair/poor health
- 102nd of 30017%
- Uninsured (18–64)
- 6.6%
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS), U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, FEMA, CDC, NOAA — every figure's source is listed on our methodology page. Data built 2026-06-14. ↑↓ mark the change since 2019.
How CityLedger scores it
Transparent weights — see our methodology.
Strengths
- + Rent
- + Home prices
- + Commute
Watch-outs
- – Affordability
- – Household income
- – Education
Climate
30-year normals (1991–2020) from the nearest station — binghamton.
What jobs pay in Binghamton
Median annual wage by occupation (BLS OEWS 2025) — half of workers in each role earn more, half less.
- Family medicine physicians
- $223,440
- IT managers
- $174,740
- Financial managers
- $160,780
- Pharmacists
- $138,120
- Lawyers
- $129,480
- Software developers
- $128,460
- Civil engineers
- $106,140
- Registered nurses
- $101,720
- General & operations managers
- $96,420
- Web developers
- $94,080
- Plumbers
- $87,990
- Police officers
- $84,320
- Accountants & auditors
- $82,500
- Electricians
- $76,670
- Elementary school teachers
- $76,540
- Secondary school teachers
- $74,970
- Carpenters
- $62,000
- Truck drivers (heavy)
- $58,730
- Construction laborers
- $50,740
- Maintenance & repair workers
- $49,220
- Waiters & waitresses
- $46,600
- Customer service reps
- $45,280
- Janitors
- $37,160
- Retail salespersons
- $34,460
- Cashiers
- $32,920
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 — annual median wage. Cross-industry, all experience levels.
Where new residents move from
The states sending the most people to the Binghamton metro, by estimated movers (U.S. Census 2022 migration flows, 5-year). Moves from elsewhere in New York are excluded to show where out-of-state arrivals originate.
- New Jersey740
- Pennsylvania696
- Florida341
- South Carolina338
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2022 Migration Flows (5-year).
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Binghamton metro — frequently asked
- What is the median rent in the Binghamton metro?
- Median gross rent across the Binghamton, NY Metro Area is $981 a month (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024). That figure covers the whole metro area, not just the city of Binghamton.
- What is the median household income in the Binghamton metro?
- A typical household in the Binghamton, NY Metro Area earns $65,599 a year (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- Is Binghamton expensive to live in?
- The overall cost of living in the Binghamton, NY Metro Area runs about 7% below the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024) — prices are lower than average, before accounting for local pay.
- Does a paycheck go far in the Binghamton metro?
- After adjusting for local prices, the median household income is worth about $70,641 (versus its face value of $65,599). CityLedger rates the Binghamton, NY Metro Area expensive for what residents earn.
- What is the typical home value in the Binghamton metro?
- The median home value across the Binghamton, NY Metro Area is $161,600 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- What is the unemployment rate in the Binghamton metro?
- The unemployment rate in the Binghamton, NY Metro Area is 4.8% (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).