Midland → Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek

Moving from Midland to Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek shifts your BEA Regional Price Parity from 95.8 to 92.7 (100 = US average), so a Midland salary needs to be multiplied by 0.97 to hold the same purchasing power in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek. On rent, HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom goes from $1,772/month in Midland to $1,273/month in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek - a lower monthly bill of $499, or $5,988/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 $70,012 in Midland versus $68,046 in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek - a raw gap of $1,966 lower. The Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek labor market has 365,260 tracked jobs against 113,700 in Midland, 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 Midland and Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek are 395 and 293 per 100,000 (state-level). NCES student-teacher ratios run 14.7:1 at origin versus 18.2:1 at destination. DOL center-based infant care costs $7,566/year in Midland versus $11,791/year in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek. Our composite verdict - Favorable - weighs all seven federal sources; the dimension table below lets you override that with your personal priorities.