Lewiston-Auburn → Williamsport

Moving from Lewiston-Auburn to Williamsport shifts your BEA Regional Price Parity from 94.7 to 92.3 (100 = US average), so a Lewiston-Auburn salary needs to be multiplied by 0.97 to hold the same purchasing power in Williamsport. On rent, HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom goes from $1,586/month in Lewiston-Auburn to $1,195/month in Williamsport - a lower monthly bill of $391, or $4,692/year. That rent delta alone is often the single biggest line item when relocating.

Wages tell the other half. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics report a median salary of $62,617 in Lewiston-Auburn versus $60,281 in Williamsport - a raw gap of $2,336 lower. The Williamsport labor market has 42,720 tracked jobs against 41,990 in Lewiston-Auburn, shaping how easy it is to find a comparable role. Combine that with the cost-of-living shift above and you get the real purchasing-power delta, sometimes a "higher salary" is actually a pay cut once rent and RPP are applied.

Safety, schools, and childcare round out the move. FBI UCR violent crime rates near Lewiston-Auburn and Williamsport are 102 and 250 per 100,000 (state-level). NCES student-teacher ratios run 11.1:1 at origin versus 13.6:1 at destination. Our composite verdict - Unfavorable - weighs all seven federal sources; the dimension table below lets you override that with your personal priorities.