Longview → Sioux Falls

Moving from Longview to Sioux Falls shifts your BEA Regional Price Parity from 89.5 to 90.6 (100 = US average), so a Longview salary needs to be multiplied by 1.01 to hold the same purchasing power in Sioux Falls. On rent, HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom goes from $1,199/month in Longview to $973/month in Sioux Falls - a lower monthly bill of $226, or $2,712/year. That rent delta alone is often the single biggest line item when relocating.

Wages tell the other half. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics report a median salary of $58,714 in Longview versus $63,923 in Sioux Falls - a raw gap of $5,209 higher. The Sioux Falls labor market has 169,190 tracked jobs against 109,710 in Longview, shaping how easy it is to find a comparable role. Combine that with the cost-of-living shift above and you get the real purchasing-power delta, sometimes a "higher salary" is actually a pay cut once rent and RPP are applied.

Safety, schools, and childcare round out the move. FBI UCR violent crime rates near Longview and Sioux Falls are 395 and 320 per 100,000 (state-level). NCES student-teacher ratios run 14.7:1 at origin versus 13.6:1 at destination. DOL center-based infant care costs $7,566/year in Longview versus $6,595/year in Sioux Falls. Our composite verdict - Strongly Favorable - weighs all seven federal sources; the dimension table below lets you override that with your personal priorities.