Lincoln Greenville-Anderson-Greer

Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources

Should you move?

Moving from Lincoln to Greenville-Anderson-Greer is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 91.6 to 93.3 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $32/mo.

-$1,665
BLS median salary lower in Greenville-Anderson-Greer
217 to 439
violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
13.5:1 to 14.3:1
NCES student-teacher ratio
$2,131
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.

Verdict
Favorable
Cost Index: 91.6 → 93.3
Rent Delta: +$32/mo

Pros of Moving

  • + More affordable childcare
  • + Fewer environmental violations

Cons of Moving

  • - Higher violent crime rate

Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 91.6 to 93.3 (ratio 1.02), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent barely moves ($1,141 → $1,173); the housing line is not the swing factor on this corridor.

Lincoln still leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. Greenville-Anderson-Greer sits #39 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). Lincoln is #24/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.

BLS OEWS median salary moves $1,665 lower ($65,897 → $64,232). Labor-market size: 174,050 tracked jobs at origin vs 423,180 at destination.

State retirement friendliness favors the destination: South Carolina scores 80 (A, #3/51) vs Nebraska at 67 (C, #16/51). Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.

Dimension
Lincoln
Greenville-Anderson-Greer
Winner
Cost of Living
RPP 91.6
RPP 93.3
Lincoln
Rent (2BR)
$1,141/mo
$1,173/mo
Lincoln
Wages
$65,897
$64,232
Lincoln
Crime
217 per 100K
439 per 100K
Lincoln
Schools
13.5:1
14.3:1
Lincoln
Childcare
$9,863/yr
$7,732/yr
Greenville-Anderson-Greer
Environment
2305 violations
720 violations
Greenville-Anderson-Greer

State retirement friendliness

Primary-state scores from PlainRelocate's retirement registry (tax + healthcare + climate composite). Metro pairs use each metro's primary state abbreviation.

Origin state · Nebraska
67 C #16/51
Income tax
65
Property tax
62
Estate tax
50
Healthcare
66
Destination state · South Carolina
80 A #3/51
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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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