North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota → Kenosha
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota to Kenosha is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 102.4 to 101.1 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $556/mo.
- +$5,170
- BLS median salary higher in Kenosha
- 210 to 280
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 17.8:1 to 14.4:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $751
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Kenosha
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
- + $556/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + $5K higher median salary
- + Better student-teacher ratios
Cons of Moving
- - Higher violent crime rate
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 102.4 to 101.1 (ratio 0.99), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $556/mo ($6,672/yr) from $1,958 in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota to $1,402 in Kenosha.
Kenosha leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, a destination-heavy ledger. Kenosha sits #260 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom 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 $5,170 higher ($63,236 → $68,406). Labor-market size: 326,930 tracked jobs at origin vs 69,670 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: Florida 62 (C, #23/51) vs Wisconsin 57 (D, #32/51). 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
- 62
- Property tax
- 56
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 40
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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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