Elizabethtown → Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Elizabethtown to Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia is unfavorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 90.6 to 97.3 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $82/mo.
- +$10,312
- BLS median salary higher in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia
- 225 to 365
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 15.2:1 to 15.8:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $2,249
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia
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
- + $10K higher median salary
Cons of Moving
- - 7% higher cost of living
- - $82/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - Higher violent crime rate
- - More expensive childcare
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 90.6 to 97.3, so the same paycheck buys less in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia (ratio 1.07). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $82/mo ($984/yr) from $1,056 in Elizabethtown to $1,138 in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia.
Elizabethtown still leads on 6 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia sits #131 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Elizabethtown is #64/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Unfavorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $10,312 higher ($60,619 → $70,931). Labor-market size: 46,020 tracked jobs at origin vs 1,341,320 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: Kentucky 68 (C, #11/51) vs North Carolina 68 (C, #13/51). 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
- 72
- Property tax
- 73
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 38
- Income tax
- 68
- Property tax
- 66
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 30
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia 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