Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach → Atlantic City-Hammonton
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach to Atlantic City-Hammonton is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 99.4 to 98.9 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $61/mo.
- +$10,711
- BLS median salary higher in Atlantic City-Hammonton
- 210 to 216
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 17.8:1 to 11.8:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $5,227
- 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
- + $11K higher median salary
- + Better student-teacher ratios
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - $61/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - More expensive childcare
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 99.4 to 98.9 (ratio 0.99), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $61/mo ($732/yr) from $1,806 in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach 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). Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach is #318/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $10,711 higher ($62,306 → $73,017). Labor-market size: 210,520 tracked jobs at origin vs 161,030 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Florida scores 62 (C, #23/51) vs New Jersey at 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
- 100
- Property tax
- 67
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 12
- 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