Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach → Carson City
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach to Carson City is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 99.4 to 98.1 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $260/mo.
- +$3,716
- BLS median salary higher in Carson City
- 210 to 407
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 17.8:1 to 20.5:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $472
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Carson City
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
- + $260/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + $4K higher median salary
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - Higher violent crime rate
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 99.4 to 98.1 (ratio 0.99), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $260/mo ($3,120/yr) from $1,806 in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach to $1,546 in Carson City.
Carson City leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, a destination-heavy ledger. Carson City sits #356 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom 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 $3,716 higher ($62,306 → $66,022). Labor-market size: 210,520 tracked jobs at origin vs 25,810 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Florida scores 62 (C, #23/51) vs Nevada at 53 (D, #39/51). 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
- 100
- Property tax
- 84
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 2
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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Carson City 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