Lexington Park → Vineland
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Lexington Park to Vineland is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 100.8 to 96.0 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $410/mo.
- -$12,022
- BLS median salary lower in Vineland
- 425 to 216
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 14.5:1 to 11.8:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $1,101
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Vineland
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
- + 5% lower cost of living
- + $410/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + Lower violent crime rate
- + Better student-teacher ratios
Cons of Moving
- - $12K lower median salary
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 100.8 to 96.0 (ratio 0.95), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $410/mo ($4,920/yr) from $2,083 in Lexington Park to $1,673 in Vineland.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 3 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Vineland sits #45 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). Lexington Park is #251/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $12,022 lower ($77,183 → $65,161). Labor-market size: 64,950 tracked jobs at origin vs 55,390 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: New Jersey scores 54 (D, #34/51) 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
- 70
- Property tax
- 51
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 88
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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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