Grand Island → Youngstown-Warren
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Grand Island to Youngstown-Warren is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 86.7 to 87.4 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $242/mo.
- -$1,993
- BLS median salary lower in Youngstown-Warren
- 217 to 293
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 13.5:1 to 18.2:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $1,928
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Youngstown-Warren
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
- + $242/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - Higher violent crime rate
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More expensive childcare
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 86.7 to 87.4 (ratio 1.01), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $242/mo ($2,904/yr) from $1,215 in Grand Island to $973 in Youngstown-Warren.
Grand Island still leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. Youngstown-Warren sits #173 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Grand Island is #14/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $1,993 lower ($60,012 → $58,019). Labor-market size: 31,670 tracked jobs at origin vs 152,720 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Nebraska scores 67 (C, #16/51) vs Ohio at 59 (D, #29/51). 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
- 65
- Property tax
- 62
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 66
- Income tax
- 72
- Property tax
- 57
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 10
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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Youngstown-Warren 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