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Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford → Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood

Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources

Should you move?

Moving from Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford to Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood is strongly favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 101.4 to 95.7 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $499/mo.

+$4,979
BLS median salary higher in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood
210 to 308
violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
17.8:1 to 15.9:1
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.

Verdict
Strongly Favorable
Cost Index: 101.4 → 95.7
Rent Delta: -$499/mo

Pros of Moving

  • + 6% lower cost of living
  • + $499/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
  • + $5K higher median salary
  • + Better student-teacher ratios
  • + Fewer environmental violations

Cons of Moving

  • - Higher violent crime rate

Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP falls from 101.4 to 95.7, so each dollar covers more in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood (ratio 0.94). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $499/mo ($5,988/yr) from $1,972 in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford to $1,473 in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood.

Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, a destination-heavy ledger. Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood sits #286 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford is #322/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Strongly Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.

BLS OEWS median salary moves $4,979 higher ($65,387 → $70,366). Labor-market size: 1,382,410 tracked jobs at origin vs 1,085,370 at destination.

State retirement friendliness is near-even: Florida 62 (C, #23/51) vs Indiana 62 (C, #24/51). Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.

Dimension
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood
Winner
Cost of Living
RPP 101.4
RPP 95.7
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood
Rent (2BR)
$1,972/mo
$1,473/mo
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood
Wages
$65,387
$70,366
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood
Crime
210 per 100K
308 per 100K
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
Schools
17.8:1
15.9:1
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood
Childcare
$10,505/yr
N/A
Tie
Environment
2736 violations
1514 violations
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood

State retirement friendliness

Primary-state scores from PlainRelocate's retirement registry (tax + healthcare + climate composite). Metro pairs use each metro's primary state abbreviation.

Origin state · Florida
62 C #23/51
Income tax
100
Property tax
67
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
12
Destination state · Indiana
62 C #24/51
Income tax
72
Property tax
69
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
32

Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).

Salary Adjustment Calculator

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Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood 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