Kenosha → Norwich-New London-Willimantic
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Kenosha to Norwich-New London-Willimantic is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 101.1 to 100.4 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $464/mo.
- +$9,247
- BLS median salary higher in Norwich-New London-Willimantic
- 280 to 139
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 14.4:1 to 12.1:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $5,871
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Norwich-New London-Willimantic
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
- + $9K higher median salary
- + Lower violent crime rate
- + Better student-teacher ratios
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - $464/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - More expensive childcare
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 101.1 to 100.4 (ratio 0.99), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $464/mo ($5,568/yr) from $1,402 in Kenosha to $1,866 in Norwich-New London-Willimantic.
Norwich-New London-Willimantic leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, a destination-heavy ledger. Norwich-New London-Willimantic sits #49 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). Kenosha is #260/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $9,247 higher ($68,406 → $77,653). Labor-market size: 69,670 tracked jobs at origin vs 107,970 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: Wisconsin 57 (D, #32/51) vs Connecticut 52 (D, #41/51). 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
- 62
- Property tax
- 56
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 40
- Income tax
- 62
- Property tax
- 50
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 86
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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Norwich-New London-Willimantic 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