Midland → Binghamton
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Midland to Binghamton is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 95.8 to 92.9 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $669/mo.
- +$388
- BLS median salary higher in Binghamton
- 395 to 380
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 14.7:1 to 11.8:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $6,303
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Binghamton
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
- + $669/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + Better student-teacher ratios
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - More expensive childcare
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 95.8 to 92.9 (ratio 0.97), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $669/mo ($8,028/yr) from $1,772 in Midland to $1,103 in Binghamton.
Binghamton leads on 6 of 7 federal dimensions, a destination-heavy ledger. Binghamton sits #70 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). Midland is #290/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $388 higher ($70,012 → $70,400). Labor-market size: 113,700 tracked jobs at origin vs 89,220 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Texas scores 65 (C, #19/51) vs New York at 46 (F, #46/51). 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
- 80
- Property tax
- 48
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 96
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