Burlington → Louisville/Jefferson County
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Burlington to Louisville/Jefferson County is strongly favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 93.2 to 93.1 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $76/mo.
- +$7,264
- BLS median salary higher in Louisville/Jefferson County
- 365 to 225
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 15.8:1 to 15.2:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $2,249
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Louisville/Jefferson County
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
- + $76/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + $7K higher median salary
- + Lower violent crime rate
- + More affordable childcare
- + Fewer environmental violations
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 93.2 to 93.1 (ratio 1.00), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $76/mo ($912/yr) from $1,348 in Burlington to $1,272 in Louisville/Jefferson County.
Louisville/Jefferson County leads on 7 of 7 federal dimensions, a destination-heavy ledger. Louisville/Jefferson County sits #194 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Burlington is #193/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Strongly Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $7,264 higher ($59,725 → $66,989). Labor-market size: 61,270 tracked jobs at origin vs 667,710 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: North Carolina 68 (C, #13/51) vs Kentucky 68 (C, #11/51). 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
- 68
- Property tax
- 66
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 30
- Income tax
- 72
- Property tax
- 73
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 38
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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Louisville/Jefferson County 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