Duluth → Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Duluth to Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is unfavorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 88.8 to 97.0 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $553/mo.
- -$3,837
- BLS median salary lower in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin
- 259 to 210
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 15.8:1 to 17.8:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $1,217
- DOL infant care lower / 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.
Cons of Moving
- - 8% higher cost of living
- - $553/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - $4K lower median salary
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 88.8 to 97.0, so the same paycheck buys less in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin (ratio 1.09). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $553/mo ($6,636/yr) from $1,232 in Duluth to $1,785 in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin.
Duluth 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). Duluth is #79/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Unfavorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $3,837 lower ($70,452 → $66,615). Labor-market size: 117,960 tracked jobs at origin vs 119,420 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: Florida scores 62 (C, #23/51) vs Minnesota at 49 (F, #43/51). 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
- 60
- Property tax
- 62
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 34
- 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).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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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