Cleveland → Beaumont-Port Arthur

Moving from Cleveland to Beaumont-Port Arthur shifts your BEA Regional Price Parity from 93.9 to 90.0 (100 = US average), so a Cleveland salary needs to be multiplied by 0.96 to hold the same purchasing power in Beaumont-Port Arthur. On rent, HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom goes from $1,037/month in Cleveland to $1,103/month in Beaumont-Port Arthur - a higher monthly bill of $66, or $792/year. That rent delta alone is often the single biggest line item when relocating.

Wages tell the other half. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics report a median salary of $67,639 in Cleveland versus $64,482 in Beaumont-Port Arthur - a raw gap of $3,157 lower. The Beaumont-Port Arthur labor market has 154,920 tracked jobs against 1,014,330 in Cleveland, shaping how easy it is to find a comparable role. Combine that with the cost-of-living shift above and you get the real purchasing-power delta, sometimes a "higher salary" is actually a pay cut once rent and RPP are applied.

Safety, schools, and childcare round out the move. FBI UCR violent crime rates near Cleveland and Beaumont-Port Arthur are 293 and 395 per 100,000 (state-level). NCES student-teacher ratios run 18.2:1 at origin versus 14.7:1 at destination. DOL center-based infant care costs $11,791/year in Cleveland versus $7,566/year in Beaumont-Port Arthur. Our composite verdict - Less Favorable - weighs all seven federal sources; the dimension table below lets you override that with your personal priorities.