Abilene → Racine-Mount Pleasant
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Abilene to Racine-Mount Pleasant is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 90.4 to 96.0 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $41/mo.
- +$8,538
- BLS median salary higher in Racine-Mount Pleasant
- 395 to 280
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 14.7:1 to 14.4:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $3,690
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Racine-Mount Pleasant
BEA Regional Price Parity, HUD Fair Market Rent, BLS OEWS, FBI UCR, NCES, and DOL. The table below lets you override the composite with your own priorities.
Pros of Moving
- + $9K higher median salary
- + Lower violent crime rate
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - 6% higher cost of living
- - More expensive childcare
Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 90.4 to 96.0, so the same paycheck buys less in Racine-Mount Pleasant (ratio 1.06). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent barely moves ($1,276 → $1,235); the housing line is not the swing factor on this corridor.
Racine-Mount Pleasant leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, a destination-heavy ledger. Racine-Mount Pleasant sits #163 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Abilene is #237/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $8,538 higher ($57,653 → $66,191). Labor-market size: 68,490 tracked jobs at origin vs 70,050 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Texas scores 65 (C, #19/51) vs Wisconsin at 57 (D, #32/51). Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.
State retirement friendliness
Primary-state scores from PlainRelocate's retirement registry (tax + healthcare + climate composite). Metro pairs use each metro's primary state abbreviation.
- Income tax
- 100
- Property tax
- 55
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 44
- Income tax
- 62
- Property tax
- 56
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 40
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
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Racine-Mount Pleasant metro profile · Livability rankings · Methodology
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA; retirement desk: Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides June 2026