Hinesville → La Crosse-Onalaska
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Hinesville to La Crosse-Onalaska is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 93.9 to 91.8 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $240/mo.
- +$10,443
- BLS median salary higher in La Crosse-Onalaska
- 300 to 280
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 14.4:1 to 14.4:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $4,665
- DOL infant care higher / yr in La Crosse-Onalaska
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
- + $240/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + $10K higher median salary
Cons of Moving
- - More expensive childcare
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 93.9 to 91.8 (ratio 0.98), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $240/mo ($2,880/yr) from $1,406 in Hinesville to $1,166 in La Crosse-Onalaska.
La Crosse-Onalaska leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, a destination-heavy ledger. La Crosse-Onalaska sits #34 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). Hinesville is #274/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $10,443 higher ($55,157 → $65,600). Labor-market size: 14,320 tracked jobs at origin vs 78,110 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Georgia scores 68 (C, #10/51) vs Wisconsin at 57 (D, #32/51). 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
- 88
- Property tax
- 74
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 48
- Income tax
- 62
- Property tax
- 56
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 40
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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La Crosse-Onalaska 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