Evansville → Worcester

Moving from Evansville to Worcester shifts your BEA Regional Price Parity from 91.5 to 102.5 (100 = US average), so a Evansville salary needs to be multiplied by 1.12 to hold the same purchasing power in Worcester. On rent, HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom goes from $1,113/month in Evansville to $1,749/month in Worcester - a higher monthly bill of $636, or $7,632/year. That rent delta alone is often the single biggest line item when relocating.

Wages tell the other half. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics report a median salary of $61,998 in Evansville versus $79,342 in Worcester - a raw gap of $17,344 higher. The Worcester labor market has 337,180 tracked jobs against 128,000 in Evansville, shaping how easy it is to find a comparable role. Combine that with the cost-of-living shift above and you get the real purchasing-power delta, sometimes a "higher salary" is actually a pay cut once rent and RPP are applied.

Safety, schools, and childcare round out the move. FBI UCR violent crime rates near Evansville and Worcester are 308 and 309 per 100,000 (state-level). NCES student-teacher ratios run 15.9:1 at origin versus 12.3:1 at destination. Our composite verdict - Neutral — Depends on Priorities - weighs all seven federal sources; the dimension table below lets you override that with your personal priorities.