Lexington Park → Victoria
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Lexington Park to Victoria is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 100.8 to 89.8 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $641/mo.
- -$19,864
- BLS median salary lower in Victoria
- 425 to 395
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 14.5:1 to 14.7:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $7,065
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Victoria
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
- + 11% lower cost of living
- + $641/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + More affordable childcare
Cons of Moving
- - $20K lower median salary
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP falls from 100.8 to 89.8, so each dollar covers more in Victoria (ratio 0.89). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $641/mo ($7,692/yr) from $2,083 in Lexington Park to $1,442 in Victoria.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 3 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Victoria sits #255 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Lexington Park is #251/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $19,864 lower ($77,183 → $57,319). Labor-market size: 64,950 tracked jobs at origin vs 32,970 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: Texas scores 65 (C, #19/51) vs Maryland at 46 (F, #45/51). 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
- 75
- Property tax
- 63
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 52
- Income tax
- 100
- Property tax
- 55
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 44
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 Lexington Park to see what you'd need to earn in Victoria 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