Champaign-Urbana Sheboygan

Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources

Should you move?

Moving from Champaign-Urbana to Sheboygan is neutral, depends on priorities: BEA regional price parity goes from 92.7 to 94.0 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $6/mo.

+$641
BLS median salary higher in Sheboygan
277 to 280
violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
14:1 to 14.4:1
NCES student-teacher ratio
$1,001
DOL infant care lower / yr in Sheboygan

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
Neutral, depends on priorities
Cost Index: 92.7 → 94.0
Rent Delta: -$6/mo

Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 92.7 to 94.0 (ratio 1.01), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent barely moves ($1,122 → $1,116); the housing line is not the swing factor on this corridor.

The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 3 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Sheboygan sits #51 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). Champaign-Urbana is #65/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Neutral, depends on priorities. Override it with the dimension table below.

BLS OEWS median salary moves $641 higher ($66,936 → $67,577). Labor-market size: 94,460 tracked jobs at origin vs 54,200 at destination.

State retirement friendliness is near-even: Illinois 58 (D, #31/51) vs Wisconsin 57 (D, #32/51). Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.

Dimension
Champaign-Urbana
Sheboygan
Winner
Cost of Living
RPP 92.7
RPP 94.0
Champaign-Urbana
Rent (2BR)
$1,122/mo
$1,116/mo
Sheboygan
Wages
$66,936
$67,577
Sheboygan
Crime
277 per 100K
280 per 100K
Champaign-Urbana
Schools
14:1
14.4:1
Champaign-Urbana
Childcare
$12,257/yr
$11,256/yr
Sheboygan
Environment
3029 violations
2317 violations
Sheboygan

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 · Illinois
58 D #31/51
Income tax
95
Property tax
46
Estate tax
50
Healthcare
46
Destination state · Wisconsin
57 D #32/51
Income tax
62
Property tax
56
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
40

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

Salary Adjustment Calculator

Enter your current salary in Champaign-Urbana to see what you'd need to earn in Sheboygan to maintain the same purchasing power.

Equivalent salary in Sheboygan
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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