Cleveland → Longview
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Cleveland to Longview is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 88.1 to 89.5 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $34/mo.
- +$4,011
- BLS median salary higher in Longview
- 602 to 395
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 15.3:1 to 14.7:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $294
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Longview
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
- + $4K higher median salary
- + Lower violent crime rate
Cons of Moving
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 88.1 to 89.5 (ratio 1.02), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent barely moves ($1,233 → $1,199); the housing line is not the swing factor on this corridor.
Longview leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, a destination-heavy ledger. Longview sits #151 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Cleveland is #280/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $4,011 higher ($54,703 → $58,714). Labor-market size: 36,510 tracked jobs at origin vs 109,710 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: Tennessee 66 (C, #17/51) vs Texas 65 (C, #19/51). 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
- 100
- Property tax
- 80
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 36
- Income tax
- 100
- Property tax
- 55
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 44
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