Colorado Springs → Wilmington
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Colorado Springs to Wilmington is strongly favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 100.7 to 96.4 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $309/mo.
- -$8,611
- BLS median salary lower in Wilmington
- 481 to 365
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 16.6:1 to 15.8:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $3,334
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Wilmington
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
- + 4% lower cost of living
- + $309/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + Lower violent crime rate
- + More affordable childcare
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - $9K lower median salary
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 100.7 to 96.4 (ratio 0.96), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $309/mo ($3,708/yr) from $1,735 in Colorado Springs to $1,426 in Wilmington.
Wilmington leads on 6 of 7 federal dimensions, a destination-heavy ledger. Wilmington sits #201 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Colorado Springs is #364/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Strongly Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $8,611 lower ($72,907 → $64,296). Labor-market size: 304,920 tracked jobs at origin vs 183,460 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: North Carolina scores 68 (C, #13/51) vs Colorado at 46 (F, #44/51). 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
- 90
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 26
- 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).
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Wilmington 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