Longview-Kelso → Bloomington
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Longview-Kelso to Bloomington is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 97.5 to 95.1 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $241/mo.
- -$8,103
- BLS median salary lower in Bloomington
- 329 to 308
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 17.6:1 to 15.9:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
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
- + $241/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + Better student-teacher ratios
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - $8K lower median salary
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 97.5 to 95.1 (ratio 0.97), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $241/mo ($2,892/yr) from $1,451 in Longview-Kelso to $1,210 in Bloomington.
Bloomington leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, a destination-heavy ledger. Bloomington sits #174 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Longview-Kelso is #118/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $8,103 lower ($72,685 → $64,582). Labor-market size: 34,650 tracked jobs at origin vs 63,280 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: Indiana scores 62 (C, #24/51) 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
- 63
- Property tax
- 63
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 18
- Income tax
- 72
- Property tax
- 69
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 32
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
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Bloomington 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