Longview → Cincinnati
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Longview to Cincinnati is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 89.5 to 95.4 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $154/mo.
- +$12,744
- BLS median salary higher in Cincinnati
- 395 to 293
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 14.7:1 to 18.2:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $4,225
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Cincinnati
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
- + $13K higher median salary
- + Lower violent crime rate
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - 6% higher cost of living
- - $154/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More expensive childcare
Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 89.5 to 95.4, so the same paycheck buys less in Cincinnati (ratio 1.07). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $154/mo ($1,848/yr) from $1,199 in Longview to $1,353 in Cincinnati.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (3 destination wins · 4 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Cincinnati sits #294 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Longview is #151/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $12,744 higher ($58,714 → $71,458). Labor-market size: 109,710 tracked jobs at origin vs 1,092,010 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: Texas 65 (C, #19/51) vs Ohio 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
- 100
- Property tax
- 55
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 44
- Income tax
- 72
- Property tax
- 57
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 10
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