Fort Smith → Vineland
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Fort Smith to Vineland is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 85.9 to 96.0 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $736/mo.
- +$11,417
- BLS median salary higher in Vineland
- 580 to 216
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 13.6:1 to 11.8:1
- 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
- + $11K higher median salary
- + Lower violent crime rate
- + Better student-teacher ratios
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - 10% higher cost of living
- - $736/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 85.9 to 96.0, so the same paycheck buys less in Vineland (ratio 1.12). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $736/mo ($8,832/yr) from $937 in Fort Smith to $1,673 in Vineland.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 2 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Vineland sits #45 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). Fort Smith is #50/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $11,417 higher ($53,744 → $65,161). Labor-market size: 89,060 tracked jobs at origin vs 55,390 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Arkansas scores 74 (B, #6/51) vs New Jersey at 54 (D, #34/51). 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
- 75
- Property tax
- 78
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 68
- Income tax
- 70
- Property tax
- 51
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 88
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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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