Charleston → Toledo
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Charleston to Toledo is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 88.7 to 91.5 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $207/mo.
- +$5,444
- BLS median salary higher in Toledo
- 242 to 293
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 13.1:1 to 18.2:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $2,817
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Toledo
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
- + $5K higher median salary
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - $207/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - Higher violent crime rate
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More expensive childcare
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 88.7 to 91.5 (ratio 1.03), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $207/mo ($2,484/yr) from $869 in Charleston to $1,076 in Toledo.
Charleston still leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. Toledo sits #213 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Charleston is #3/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $5,444 higher ($61,861 → $67,305). Labor-market size: 94,760 tracked jobs at origin vs 284,410 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: West Virginia scores 82 (A, #2/51) vs Ohio at 59 (D, #29/51). 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
- 80
- Property tax
- 86
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 64
- Income tax
- 72
- Property tax
- 57
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 10
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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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