Iowa City → Akron
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Verdict
Unfavorable
Cost Index: 91.5 → 93.4
Rent Delta: +$127/mo
Cons of Moving
- - $127/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - Higher violent crime rate
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More expensive childcare
- - More environmental violations
Dimension
Iowa City
Akron
Winner
💰 Cost of Living
RPP 91.5
RPP 93.4
Iowa City
🏠 Rent (2BR)
$1,141/mo
$1,268/mo
Iowa City
💼 Wages
$61,705
$61,108
Iowa City
🔒 Crime
239 per 100K
292 per 100K
Iowa City
🎓 Schools
15:1
18.3:1
Iowa City
👶 Childcare
$8,306/yr
$11,791/yr
Iowa City
🌿 Environment
729 violations
1386 violations
Iowa City
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Data: BEA (cost of living), HUD (rent), BLS (wages), FBI (crime), NCES (schools), DOL (childcare), EPA (environment)