Ithaca → Reno
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Ithaca to Reno is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 103.3 to 101.0 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $481/mo.
- -$8,660
- BLS median salary lower in Reno
- 380 to 407
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 11.8:1 to 20.5:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $3,836
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Reno
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
- + $481/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + More affordable childcare
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - $9K lower median salary
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 103.3 to 101.0 (ratio 0.98), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $481/mo ($5,772/yr) from $1,753 in Ithaca to $1,272 in Reno.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 3 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Reno sits #347 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Ithaca is #240/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $8,660 lower ($75,348 → $66,688). Labor-market size: 39,380 tracked jobs at origin vs 266,130 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: New York 46 (F, #46/51) vs Nevada 53 (D, #39/51). 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
- 48
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 96
- Income tax
- 100
- Property tax
- 84
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 2
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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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