Ocala → Kenosha
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Ocala to Kenosha is neutral, depends on priorities: BEA regional price parity goes from 95.2 to 101.1 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $29/mo.
- +$9,527
- 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
- + $10K higher median salary
- + Better student-teacher ratios
Cons of Moving
- - 6% higher cost of living
- - Higher violent crime rate
Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 95.2 to 101.1, so the same paycheck buys less in Kenosha (ratio 1.06). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent barely moves ($1,373 → $1,402); the housing line is not the swing factor on this corridor.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (3 destination wins · 4 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Kenosha sits #260 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Ocala is #314/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Neutral, depends on priorities. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $9,527 higher ($58,879 → $68,406). Labor-market size: 110,400 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
Enter your current salary in Ocala to see what you'd need to earn in Kenosha 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