Lexington-Fayette → Greenville-Anderson-Greer
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Lexington-Fayette to Greenville-Anderson-Greer is neutral, depends on priorities: BEA regional price parity goes from 92.9 to 93.3 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $99/mo.
- -$4,404
- BLS median salary lower in Greenville-Anderson-Greer
- 225 to 439
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 15.2:1 to 14.3:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $494
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Greenville-Anderson-Greer
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
- + $99/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - $4K lower median salary
- - Higher violent crime rate
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 92.9 to 93.3 (ratio 1.00), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $99/mo ($1,188/yr) from $1,272 in Lexington-Fayette to $1,173 in Greenville-Anderson-Greer.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (3 destination wins · 4 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Greenville-Anderson-Greer sits #39 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). Lexington-Fayette is #150/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Neutral, depends on priorities. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $4,404 lower ($68,636 → $64,232). Labor-market size: 274,970 tracked jobs at origin vs 423,180 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: South Carolina scores 80 (A, #3/51) vs Kentucky at 68 (C, #11/51). 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
- 72
- Property tax
- 73
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 38
- 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
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Greenville-Anderson-Greer 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