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Beaumont-Port Arthur → Burlington-South Burlington

Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources

Should you move?

Moving from Beaumont-Port Arthur to Burlington-South Burlington is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 90.0 to 100.9 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $1,037/mo.

+$13,903
BLS median salary higher in Burlington-South Burlington
395 to 225
violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
14.7:1 to 11.9:1
NCES student-teacher ratio

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.

Verdict
Favorable
Cost Index: 90.0 → 100.9
Rent Delta: +$1,037/mo

Pros of Moving

  • + $14K higher median salary
  • + Lower violent crime rate
  • + Better student-teacher ratios
  • + Fewer environmental violations

Cons of Moving

  • - 11% higher cost of living
  • - $1037/mo more expensive rent (2BR)

Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 90.0 to 100.9, so the same paycheck buys less in Burlington-South Burlington (ratio 1.12). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $1,037/mo ($12,444/yr) from $1,103 in Beaumont-Port Arthur to $2,140 in Burlington-South Burlington.

The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 2 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Burlington-South Burlington sits #114 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). Beaumont-Port Arthur is #139/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.

BLS OEWS median salary moves $13,903 higher ($64,482 → $78,385). Labor-market size: 154,920 tracked jobs at origin vs 108,730 at destination.

State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Texas scores 65 (C, #19/51) vs Vermont at 54 (D, #36/51). Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.

Dimension
Beaumont-Port Arthur
Burlington-South Burlington
Winner
Cost of Living
RPP 90.0
RPP 100.9
Beaumont-Port Arthur
Rent (2BR)
$1,103/mo
$2,140/mo
Beaumont-Port Arthur
Wages
$64,482
$78,385
Burlington-South Burlington
Crime
395 per 100K
225 per 100K
Burlington-South Burlington
Schools
14.7:1
11.9:1
Burlington-South Burlington
Childcare
$7,566/yr
N/A
Tie
Environment
35693 violations
1111 violations
Burlington-South Burlington

State retirement friendliness

Primary-state scores from PlainRelocate's retirement registry (tax + healthcare + climate composite). Metro pairs use each metro's primary state abbreviation.

Origin state · Texas
65 C #19/51
Income tax
100
Property tax
55
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
44
Destination state · Vermont
54 D #36/51
Income tax
65
Property tax
52
Estate tax
50
Healthcare
78

Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).

Salary Adjustment Calculator

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Burlington-South Burlington 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