Grand Junction → Youngstown-Warren
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Grand Junction to Youngstown-Warren is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 95.5 to 87.4 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $276/mo.
- -$6,305
- BLS median salary lower in Youngstown-Warren
- 481 to 293
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 16.6:1 to 18.2:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $1,030
- DOL infant care lower / 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
- + 8% lower cost of living
- + $276/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + Lower violent crime rate
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - $6K lower median salary
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP falls from 95.5 to 87.4, so each dollar covers more in Youngstown-Warren (ratio 0.92). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $276/mo ($3,312/yr) from $1,249 in Grand Junction to $973 in Youngstown-Warren.
Youngstown-Warren leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, a destination-heavy ledger. Youngstown-Warren sits #173 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 $6,305 lower ($64,324 → $58,019). Labor-market size: 60,630 tracked jobs at origin vs 152,720 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: Ohio scores 59 (D, #29/51) 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
- 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).
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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