Jacksonville → Charlottesville
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Jacksonville to Charlottesville is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 99.5 to 99.1 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $721/mo.
- +$2,804
- BLS median salary higher in Charlottesville
- 210 to 223
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 17.8:1 to 13.9:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $98
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Charlottesville
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
- + $3K higher median salary
- + Better student-teacher ratios
Cons of Moving
- - $721/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 99.5 to 99.1 (ratio 1.00), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $721/mo ($8,652/yr) from $1,103 in Jacksonville to $1,824 in Charlottesville.
Charlottesville leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, a destination-heavy ledger. Charlottesville sits #176 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Jacksonville is #180/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $2,804 higher ($67,763 → $70,567). Labor-market size: 749,800 tracked jobs at origin vs 96,390 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: Florida 62 (C, #23/51) vs Virginia 64 (C, #20/51). 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
- 100
- Property tax
- 67
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 12
- Income tax
- 78
- Property tax
- 71
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 62
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
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Charlottesville 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