Grand Junction → York-Hanover
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Grand Junction to York-Hanover is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 95.5 to 96.0 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $86/mo.
- +$906
- BLS median salary higher in York-Hanover
- 481 to 250
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 16.6:1 to 13.6:1
- 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
- + Lower violent crime rate
- + Better student-teacher ratios
Cons of Moving
- - $86/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 95.5 to 96.0 (ratio 1.01), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $86/mo ($1,032/yr) from $1,249 in Grand Junction to $1,335 in York-Hanover.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 2 origin wins); priorities decide this move. York-Hanover sits #192 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Grand Junction is #359/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $906 higher ($64,324 → $65,230). Labor-market size: 60,630 tracked jobs at origin vs 176,090 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: Pennsylvania scores 65 (C, #18/51) vs Colorado at 46 (F, #44/51). 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
- 80
- Property tax
- 90
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 26
- Income tax
- 95
- Property tax
- 58
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 72
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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York-Hanover 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