Bloomington → Longview-Kelso
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Bloomington to Longview-Kelso is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 95.1 to 97.5 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $241/mo.
- +$8,103
- BLS median salary higher in Longview-Kelso
- 308 to 329
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 15.9:1 to 17.6:1
- 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.
Pros of Moving
- + $8K higher median salary
Cons of Moving
- - $241/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 95.1 to 97.5 (ratio 1.03), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $241/mo ($2,892/yr) from $1,210 in Bloomington to $1,451 in Longview-Kelso.
Bloomington still leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. Longview-Kelso sits #118 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). Bloomington is #174/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $8,103 higher ($64,582 → $72,685). Labor-market size: 63,280 tracked jobs at origin vs 34,650 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Indiana scores 62 (C, #24/51) vs Washington at 38 (F, #51/51). 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
- 72
- Property tax
- 69
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 32
- Income tax
- 63
- Property tax
- 63
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 18
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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Longview-Kelso 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