Lexington Park → Wenatchee-East Wenatchee
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Lexington Park to Wenatchee-East Wenatchee is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 100.8 to 103.9 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $583/mo.
- -$5,673
- BLS median salary lower in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee
- 425 to 329
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 14.5:1 to 17.6:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $1,356
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee
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
- + $583/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + Lower violent crime rate
Cons of Moving
- - 3% higher cost of living
- - $6K lower median salary
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 100.8 to 103.9 (ratio 1.03), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $583/mo ($6,996/yr) from $2,083 in Lexington Park to $1,500 in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee.
Lexington Park still leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. Wenatchee-East Wenatchee sits #273 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Lexington Park is #251/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $5,673 lower ($77,183 → $71,510). Labor-market size: 64,950 tracked jobs at origin vs 46,220 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Maryland scores 46 (F, #45/51) vs Washington at 38 (F, #51/51). 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
- 63
- Property tax
- 63
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 18
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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Wenatchee-East Wenatchee 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