Kansas City → Florence
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Kansas City to Florence is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 92.5 to 86.8 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $260/mo.
- -$6,597
- BLS median salary lower in Florence
- 463 to 439
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 12.8:1 to 14.3:1
- 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.
Pros of Moving
- + 6% lower cost of living
- + $260/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - $7K lower median salary
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP falls from 92.5 to 86.8, so each dollar covers more in Florence (ratio 0.94). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $260/mo ($3,120/yr) from $1,358 in Kansas City to $1,098 in Florence.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 2 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Florence sits #6 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). Kansas City is #256/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $6,597 lower ($67,553 → $60,956). Labor-market size: 1,079,180 tracked jobs at origin vs 82,440 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: South Carolina scores 80 (A, #3/51) vs Missouri at 68 (C, #12/51). 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
- 82
- Property tax
- 68
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 80
- Income tax
- 85
- Property tax
- 87
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 56
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
Enter your current salary in Kansas City to see what you'd need to earn in Florence to maintain the same purchasing power.
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