Norwich-New London-Willimantic → Kenosha
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Norwich-New London-Willimantic to Kenosha is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 100.4 to 101.1 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $464/mo.
- -$9,247
- BLS median salary lower in Kenosha
- 139 to 280
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 12.1:1 to 14.4:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $5,871
- DOL infant care lower / 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
- + $464/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + More affordable childcare
Cons of Moving
- - $9K lower median salary
- - Higher violent crime rate
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 100.4 to 101.1 (ratio 1.01), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $464/mo ($5,568/yr) from $1,866 in Norwich-New London-Willimantic to $1,402 in Kenosha.
Norwich-New London-Willimantic still leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. Kenosha sits #260 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Norwich-New London-Willimantic is #49/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $9,247 lower ($77,653 → $68,406). Labor-market size: 107,970 tracked jobs at origin vs 69,670 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: Connecticut 52 (D, #41/51) 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
- 62
- Property tax
- 50
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 86
- 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