North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota → Burlington-South Burlington
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota to Burlington-South Burlington is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 102.4 to 100.9 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $182/mo.
- +$15,149
- BLS median salary higher in Burlington-South Burlington
- 210 to 225
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 17.8:1 to 11.9:1
- 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
- + $15K higher median salary
- + Better student-teacher ratios
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - $182/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 102.4 to 100.9 (ratio 0.99), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $182/mo ($2,184/yr) from $1,958 in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota to $2,140 in Burlington-South Burlington.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 2 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Burlington-South Burlington sits #114 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota is #335/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $15,149 higher ($63,236 → $78,385). Labor-market size: 326,930 tracked jobs at origin vs 108,730 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Florida scores 62 (C, #23/51) vs Vermont at 54 (D, #36/51). 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
- 100
- Property tax
- 67
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 12
- Income tax
- 65
- Property tax
- 52
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 78
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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Burlington-South Burlington 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