Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington → Muncie
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington to Muncie is neutral, depends on priorities: BEA regional price parity goes from 104.8 to 88.1 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $666/mo.
- -$21,989
- BLS median salary lower in Muncie
- 259 to 308
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 15.8:1 to 15.9:1
- 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.
Pros of Moving
- + 17% lower cost of living
- + $666/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
Cons of Moving
- - $22K lower median salary
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP falls from 104.8 to 88.1, so each dollar covers more in Muncie (ratio 0.84). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $666/mo ($7,992/yr) from $1,709 in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington to $1,043 in Muncie.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (2 destination wins · 4 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Muncie sits #75 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington is #332/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Neutral, depends on priorities. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $21,989 lower ($80,598 → $58,609). Labor-market size: 1,928,660 tracked jobs at origin vs 37,700 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.
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
- 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
Enter your current salary in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington to see what you'd need to earn in Muncie 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