Evansville → Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Evansville to Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 91.5 to 97.3 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $25/mo.
- +$8,933
- BLS median salary higher in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia
- 308 to 365
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 15.9:1 to 15.8:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
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
- + $9K higher median salary
Cons of Moving
- - 6% higher cost of living
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 91.5 to 97.3, so the same paycheck buys less in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia (ratio 1.06). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent barely moves ($1,113 → $1,138); the housing line is not the swing factor on this corridor.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (2 destination wins · 4 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia sits #131 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Evansville is #132/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $8,933 higher ($61,998 → $70,931). Labor-market size: 128,000 tracked jobs at origin vs 1,341,320 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: Indiana 62 (C, #24/51) 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
- 69
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 32
- 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
Enter your current salary in Evansville to see what you'd need to earn in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia to maintain the same purchasing power.
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