Davenport-Moline-Rock Island → Binghamton
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Davenport-Moline-Rock Island to Binghamton is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 89.1 to 92.9 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $40/mo.
- +$7,096
- BLS median salary higher in Binghamton
- 238 to 380
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 14.8:1 to 11.8:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $5,563
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Binghamton
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
- + $7K higher median salary
- + Better student-teacher ratios
Cons of Moving
- - 4% higher cost of living
- - Higher violent crime rate
- - More expensive childcare
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 89.1 to 92.9 (ratio 1.04), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent barely moves ($1,143 → $1,103); the housing line is not the swing factor on this corridor.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (3 destination wins · 4 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Binghamton sits #70 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). Davenport-Moline-Rock Island is #78/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $7,096 higher ($63,304 → $70,400). Labor-market size: 172,000 tracked jobs at origin vs 89,220 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Iowa scores 70 (B, #8/51) vs New York at 46 (F, #46/51). 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
- 85
- Property tax
- 58
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 42
- Income tax
- 80
- Property tax
- 48
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 96
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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Binghamton 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