Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek → Buffalo-Cheektowaga
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek to Buffalo-Cheektowaga is unfavorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 92.7 to 95.8 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $70/mo.
- +$6,567
- BLS median salary higher in Buffalo-Cheektowaga
- 293 to 380
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 18.2:1 to 11.8:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $2,078
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Buffalo-Cheektowaga
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
- - 3% higher cost of living
- - $70/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - Higher violent crime rate
- - More expensive childcare
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 92.7 to 95.8 (ratio 1.03), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $70/mo ($840/yr) from $1,273 in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek to $1,343 in Buffalo-Cheektowaga.
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek still leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. Buffalo-Cheektowaga sits #189 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek is #200/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Unfavorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $6,567 higher ($68,046 → $74,613). Labor-market size: 365,260 tracked jobs at origin vs 524,180 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Ohio scores 59 (D, #29/51) 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
- 72
- Property tax
- 57
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 10
- 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
Enter your current salary in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek to see what you'd need to earn in Buffalo-Cheektowaga to maintain the same purchasing power.
Buffalo-Cheektowaga 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