Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach → Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach to Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 114.2 to 101.4 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $361/mo.
- -$2,938
- BLS median salary lower in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
- 210 to 210
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 17.8:1 to 17.8:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $0
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
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
- + 13% lower cost of living
- + $361/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
Cons of Moving
- - $3K lower median salary
Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP falls from 114.2 to 101.4, so each dollar covers more in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford (ratio 0.89). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $361/mo ($4,332/yr) from $2,333 in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach to $1,972 in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (2 destination wins · 1 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford sits #322 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach is #361/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $2,938 lower ($68,325 → $65,387). Labor-market size: 2,720,630 tracked jobs at origin vs 1,382,410 at destination.
Both metros sit in Florida: state retirement score 62 (C, #23/51) - tax posture does not change with this move. 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
- 67
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 12
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
Enter your current salary in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach to see what you'd need to earn in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford to maintain the same purchasing power.
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford 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