Dubuque → Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Dubuque to Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is unfavorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 87.3 to 97.0 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $708/mo.
- +$4,685
- BLS median salary higher in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin
- 238 to 210
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 14.8:1 to 17.8:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $2,199
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin
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
Cons of Moving
- - 10% higher cost of living
- - $708/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More expensive childcare
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 87.3 to 97.0, so the same paycheck buys less in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin (ratio 1.11). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $708/mo ($8,496/yr) from $1,077 in Dubuque to $1,785 in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin.
Dubuque still leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin sits #211 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Dubuque is #33/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Unfavorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $4,685 higher ($61,930 → $66,615). Labor-market size: 51,410 tracked jobs at origin vs 119,420 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Iowa scores 70 (B, #8/51) vs Florida at 62 (C, #23/51). 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
- 85
- Property tax
- 58
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 42
- Income tax
- 100
- Property tax
- 67
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 12
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
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Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin 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