Oklahoma City → Kenosha
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Oklahoma City to Kenosha is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 90.4 to 101.1 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $158/mo.
- +$4,582
- BLS median salary higher in Kenosha
- 428 to 280
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 16.1:1 to 14.4:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $590
- 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
- + $5K higher median salary
- + Lower violent crime rate
- + Better student-teacher ratios
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - 11% higher cost of living
- - $158/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 90.4 to 101.1, so the same paycheck buys less in Kenosha (ratio 1.12). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $158/mo ($1,896/yr) from $1,244 in Oklahoma City to $1,402 in Kenosha.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 3 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Kenosha sits #260 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Oklahoma City is #283/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $4,582 higher ($63,824 → $68,406). Labor-market size: 665,370 tracked jobs at origin vs 69,670 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Oklahoma scores 68 (C, #14/51) vs Wisconsin at 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
- 75
- Property tax
- 70
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 28
- 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