Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach → Buffalo-Cheektowaga
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach to Buffalo-Cheektowaga is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 99.4 to 95.8 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $463/mo.
- +$12,307
- BLS median salary higher in Buffalo-Cheektowaga
- 210 to 380
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 17.8:1 to 11.8:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $3,364
- 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
- + 4% lower cost of living
- + $463/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + $12K higher median salary
- + Better student-teacher ratios
Cons of Moving
- - Higher violent crime rate
- - More expensive childcare
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 99.4 to 95.8 (ratio 0.96), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $463/mo ($5,556/yr) from $1,806 in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach to $1,343 in Buffalo-Cheektowaga.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 3 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Buffalo-Cheektowaga sits #189 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). 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 $12,307 higher ($62,306 → $74,613). Labor-market size: 210,520 tracked jobs at origin vs 524,180 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Florida scores 62 (C, #23/51) 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
- 100
- Property tax
- 67
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 12
- 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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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