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Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood → Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater

Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources

Should you move?

Moving from Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood to Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater is unfavorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 95.7 to 100.9 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $504/mo.

-$1,962
BLS median salary lower in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater
308 to 210
violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
15.2:1 to 17.8:1
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.

Verdict
Unfavorable
Cost Index: 95.7 → 100.9
Rent Delta: +$504/mo

Pros of Moving

  • + Lower violent crime rate

Cons of Moving

  • - 5% higher cost of living
  • - $504/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
  • - Higher student-teacher ratios
  • - More environmental violations

Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 95.7 to 100.9, so the same paycheck buys less in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater (ratio 1.05). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $504/mo ($6,048/yr) from $1,473 in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood to $1,977 in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater.

Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood still leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater sits #338 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood is #286/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Unfavorable. Override it with the dimension table below.

BLS OEWS median salary moves $1,962 lower ($70,366 → $68,404). Labor-market size: 1,085,370 tracked jobs at origin vs 1,402,180 at destination.

State retirement friendliness is near-even: Indiana 62 (C, #24/51) vs Florida 62 (C, #23/51). Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.

Dimension
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater
Winner
Cost of Living
RPP 95.7
RPP 100.9
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood
Rent (2BR)
$1,473/mo
$1,977/mo
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood
Wages
$70,366
$68,404
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood
Crime
308 per 100K
210 per 100K
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater
Schools
15.2:1
17.8:1
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood
Childcare
N/A
$10,505/yr
Tie
Environment
1514 violations
2736 violations
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood

State retirement friendliness

Primary-state scores from PlainRelocate's retirement registry (tax + healthcare + climate composite). Metro pairs use each metro's primary state abbreviation.

Origin state · Indiana
62 C #24/51
Income tax
72
Property tax
69
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
32
Destination state · Florida
62 C #23/51
Income tax
100
Property tax
67
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
12

Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).

Salary Adjustment Calculator

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Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater 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