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Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington → Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood

Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources

Should you move?

Moving from Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington to Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 104.8 to 95.7 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $236/mo.

-$10,232
BLS median salary lower in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood
259 to 308
violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
13.9:1 to 15.2:1
NCES student-teacher ratio

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.

Verdict
Less Favorable
Cost Index: 104.8 → 95.7
Rent Delta: -$236/mo

Pros of Moving

  • + 9% lower cost of living
  • + $236/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 95.7, so each dollar covers more in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood (ratio 0.91). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $236/mo ($2,832/yr) from $1,709 in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington to $1,473 in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood.

The seven-dimension ledger splits (2 destination wins · 4 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood sits #286 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 $10,232 lower ($80,598 → $70,366). Labor-market size: 1,928,660 tracked jobs at origin vs 1,085,370 at destination.

State retirement friendliness favors the destination: Indiana scores 62 (C, #24/51) vs Minnesota at 49 (F, #43/51). Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.

Dimension
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood
Winner
Cost of Living
RPP 104.8
RPP 95.7
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood
Rent (2BR)
$1,709/mo
$1,473/mo
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood
Wages
$80,598
$70,366
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
Crime
259 per 100K
308 per 100K
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
Schools
13.9:1
15.2:1
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
Childcare
$11,722/yr
N/A
Tie
Environment
1033 violations
1514 violations
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington

State retirement friendliness

Primary-state scores from PlainRelocate's retirement registry (tax + healthcare + climate composite). Metro pairs use each metro's primary state abbreviation.

Origin state · Minnesota
49 F #43/51
Income tax
60
Property tax
62
Estate tax
50
Healthcare
34
Destination state · Indiana
62 C #24/51
Income tax
72
Property tax
69
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
32

Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).

Salary Adjustment Calculator

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Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood 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