Naples-Marco Island Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington

Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources

Should you move?

Moving from Naples-Marco Island to Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington is strongly favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 103.2 to 104.8 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $277/mo.

+$13,338
BLS median salary higher in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
210 to 259
violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
17.8:1 to 15.8:1
NCES student-teacher ratio
$1,217
DOL infant care higher / yr in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington

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
Strongly Favorable
Cost Index: 103.2 → 104.8
Rent Delta: -$277/mo

Pros of Moving

  • + $277/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
  • + $13K higher median salary
  • + Better student-teacher ratios
  • + Fewer environmental violations

Cons of Moving

  • - Higher violent crime rate

Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 103.2 to 104.8 (ratio 1.02), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $277/mo ($3,324/yr) from $1,986 in Naples-Marco Island to $1,709 in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington.

The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 3 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington sits #332 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Naples-Marco Island is #305/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Strongly Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.

BLS OEWS median salary moves $13,338 higher ($67,260 → $80,598). Labor-market size: 162,820 tracked jobs at origin vs 1,928,660 at destination.

State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Florida scores 62 (C, #23/51) vs Minnesota at 49 (F, #43/51). Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.

Dimension
Naples-Marco Island
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
Winner
Cost of Living
RPP 103.2
RPP 104.8
Naples-Marco Island
Rent (2BR)
$1,986/mo
$1,709/mo
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
Wages
$67,260
$80,598
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
Crime
210 per 100K
259 per 100K
Naples-Marco Island
Schools
17.8:1
15.8:1
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
Childcare
$10,505/yr
$11,722/yr
Naples-Marco Island
Environment
2736 violations
1033 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 · Florida
62 C #23/51
Income tax
100
Property tax
67
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
12
Destination state · Minnesota
49 F #43/51
Income tax
60
Property tax
62
Estate tax
50
Healthcare
34

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

Salary Adjustment Calculator

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Equivalent salary in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
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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