Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek → Atlantic City-Hammonton
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek to Atlantic City-Hammonton is neutral, depends on priorities: BEA regional price parity goes from 92.7 to 98.9 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $594/mo.
- +$4,971
- BLS median salary higher in Atlantic City-Hammonton
- 293 to 216
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 18.2:1 to 11.8:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $3,941
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Atlantic City-Hammonton
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
- + $5K higher median salary
- + Lower violent crime rate
- + Better student-teacher ratios
Cons of Moving
- - 6% higher cost of living
- - $594/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - More expensive childcare
Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 92.7 to 98.9, so the same paycheck buys less in Atlantic City-Hammonton (ratio 1.07). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $594/mo ($7,128/yr) from $1,273 in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek to $1,867 in Atlantic City-Hammonton.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 3 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Atlantic City-Hammonton sits #28 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek is #200/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Neutral, depends on priorities. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $4,971 higher ($68,046 → $73,017). Labor-market size: 365,260 tracked jobs at origin vs 161,030 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: Ohio 59 (D, #29/51) vs New Jersey 54 (D, #34/51). 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
- 72
- Property tax
- 57
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 10
- Income tax
- 70
- Property tax
- 51
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 88
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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Atlantic City-Hammonton 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