Montgomery → Kokomo
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Montgomery to Kokomo is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 89.7 to 89.6 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $107/mo.
- +$772
- BLS median salary higher in Kokomo
- 376 to 308
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 17.7:1 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
- + Better student-teacher ratios
Cons of Moving
- - $107/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 89.7 to 89.6 (ratio 1.00), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $107/mo ($1,284/yr) from $1,016 in Montgomery to $1,123 in Kokomo.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 2 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Kokomo sits #112 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). Montgomery is #101/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $772 higher ($58,388 → $59,160). Labor-market size: 157,200 tracked jobs at origin vs 26,100 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Alabama scores 75 (B, #5/51) vs Indiana at 62 (C, #24/51). 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
- 90
- Property tax
- 92
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 20
- 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 Montgomery to see what you'd need to earn in Kokomo 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