Burlington-South Burlington → North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Burlington-South Burlington to North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 100.9 to 102.4 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $182/mo.
- -$15,149
- BLS median salary lower in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota
- 225 to 210
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 11.9:1 to 17.8:1
- 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
- + $182/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
Cons of Moving
- - $15K lower median salary
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 100.9 to 102.4 (ratio 1.01), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $182/mo ($2,184/yr) from $2,140 in Burlington-South Burlington to $1,958 in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (2 destination wins · 4 origin wins); priorities decide this move. North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota sits #335 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Burlington-South Burlington is #114/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $15,149 lower ($78,385 → $63,236). Labor-market size: 108,730 tracked jobs at origin vs 326,930 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: Florida scores 62 (C, #23/51) vs Vermont at 54 (D, #36/51). 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
- 65
- Property tax
- 52
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 78
- 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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North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota 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