Greensboro-High Point → Kenosha

Moving from Greensboro-High Point to Kenosha shifts your BEA Regional Price Parity from 92.9 to 101.1 (100 = US average), so a Greensboro-High Point salary needs to be multiplied by 1.09 to hold the same purchasing power in Kenosha. On rent, HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom goes from $1,330/month in Greensboro-High Point to $1,402/month in Kenosha - a higher monthly bill of $72, or $864/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 $63,721 in Greensboro-High Point versus $68,406 in Kenosha - a raw gap of $4,685 higher. The Kenosha labor market has 69,670 tracked jobs against 357,440 in Greensboro-High Point, 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 Greensboro-High Point and Kenosha are 365 and 280 per 100,000 (state-level). NCES student-teacher ratios run 15.8:1 at origin versus 14.4:1 at destination. DOL center-based infant care costs $9,487/year in Greensboro-High Point versus $11,256/year in Kenosha. Our composite verdict - Neutral — Depends on Priorities - weighs all seven federal sources; the dimension table below lets you override that with your personal priorities.