Beaumont-Port Arthur Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach

Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources

Should you move?

Moving from Beaumont-Port Arthur to Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach is unfavorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 90.0 to 99.4 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $703/mo.

-$2,176
BLS median salary lower in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
395 to 210
violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
14.7:1 to 17.8:1
NCES student-teacher ratio
$2,939
DOL infant care higher / yr in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach

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
Unfavorable
Cost Index: 90.0 → 99.4
Rent Delta: +$703/mo

Pros of Moving

  • + Lower violent crime rate
  • + Fewer environmental violations

Cons of Moving

  • - 9% higher cost of living
  • - $703/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
  • - $2K lower median salary
  • - Higher student-teacher ratios
  • - More expensive childcare

Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 90.0 to 99.4, so the same paycheck buys less in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach (ratio 1.10). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $703/mo ($8,436/yr) from $1,103 in Beaumont-Port Arthur to $1,806 in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach.

Beaumont-Port Arthur still leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach sits #318 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Beaumont-Port Arthur is #139/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Unfavorable. Override it with the dimension table below.

BLS OEWS median salary moves $2,176 lower ($64,482 → $62,306). Labor-market size: 154,920 tracked jobs at origin vs 210,520 at destination.

State retirement friendliness is near-even: Texas 65 (C, #19/51) vs Florida 62 (C, #23/51). Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.

Dimension
Beaumont-Port Arthur
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
Winner
Cost of Living
RPP 90.0
RPP 99.4
Beaumont-Port Arthur
Rent (2BR)
$1,103/mo
$1,806/mo
Beaumont-Port Arthur
Wages
$64,482
$62,306
Beaumont-Port Arthur
Crime
395 per 100K
210 per 100K
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
Schools
14.7:1
17.8:1
Beaumont-Port Arthur
Childcare
$7,566/yr
$10,505/yr
Beaumont-Port Arthur
Environment
35693 violations
2736 violations
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach

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 · Florida
62 C #23/51
Income tax
100
Property tax
67
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
12

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

Salary Adjustment Calculator

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Equivalent salary in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
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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