Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington → Columbus
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington to Columbus is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 104.8 to 95.5 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $279/mo.
- -$9,601
- BLS median salary lower in Columbus
- 259 to 293
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 13.9:1 to 17.4:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $69
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Columbus
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
- + 9% lower cost of living
- + $279/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
Cons of Moving
- - $10K lower median salary
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP falls from 104.8 to 95.5, so each dollar covers more in Columbus (ratio 0.91). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $279/mo ($3,348/yr) from $1,709 in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington to $1,430 in Columbus.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington still leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. Columbus sits #304 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington is #332/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $9,601 lower ($80,598 → $70,997). Labor-market size: 1,928,660 tracked jobs at origin vs 1,092,320 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: Ohio scores 59 (D, #29/51) vs Minnesota at 49 (F, #43/51). 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
- 60
- Property tax
- 62
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 34
- 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
Enter your current salary in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington to see what you'd need to earn in Columbus to maintain the same purchasing power.
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