Charlottesville → Jacksonville
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Charlottesville to Jacksonville is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 99.1 to 92.1 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $651/mo.
- -$13,137
- BLS median salary lower in Jacksonville
- 223 to 365
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 13.9:1 to 15.8:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $920
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Jacksonville
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
- + 7% lower cost of living
- + $651/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
Cons of Moving
- - $13K lower median salary
- - Higher violent crime rate
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP falls from 99.1 to 92.1, so each dollar covers more in Jacksonville (ratio 0.93). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $651/mo ($7,812/yr) from $1,824 in Charlottesville to $1,173 in Jacksonville.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (3 destination wins · 4 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Jacksonville sits #160 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Charlottesville is #176/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $13,137 lower ($70,567 → $57,430). Labor-market size: 96,390 tracked jobs at origin vs 46,520 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: Virginia 64 (C, #20/51) vs North Carolina 68 (C, #13/51). 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
- 78
- Property tax
- 71
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 62
- Income tax
- 68
- Property tax
- 66
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 30
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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Jacksonville 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