Lima → Greenville-Anderson-Greer
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Lima to Greenville-Anderson-Greer is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 89.7 to 93.3 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $65/mo.
- +$2,906
- BLS median salary higher in Greenville-Anderson-Greer
- 293 to 439
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 18.2:1 to 14.3:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $4,059
- DOL infant care lower / 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
- + $3K higher median salary
- + Better student-teacher ratios
- + More affordable childcare
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - 4% higher cost of living
- - $65/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - Higher violent crime rate
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 89.7 to 93.3 (ratio 1.04), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $65/mo ($780/yr) from $1,108 in Lima to $1,173 in Greenville-Anderson-Greer.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 3 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Greenville-Anderson-Greer sits #39 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). Lima is #156/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $2,906 higher ($61,326 → $64,232). Labor-market size: 43,810 tracked jobs at origin vs 423,180 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: South Carolina scores 80 (A, #3/51) vs Ohio at 59 (D, #29/51). 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
- 57
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 10
- 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