Owensboro → Weirton-Steubenville

Moving from Owensboro to Weirton-Steubenville shifts your BEA Regional Price Parity from 88.6 to 89.0 (100 = US average), so a Owensboro salary needs to be multiplied by 1.00 to hold the same purchasing power in Weirton-Steubenville. On rent, HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom goes from $1,110/month in Owensboro to $973/month in Weirton-Steubenville - a lower monthly bill of $137, or $1,644/year. That rent delta alone is often the single biggest line item when relocating.

Wages tell the other half. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics report a median salary of $59,581 in Owensboro versus $57,318 in Weirton-Steubenville - a raw gap of $2,263 lower. The Weirton-Steubenville labor market has 29,900 tracked jobs against 41,400 in Owensboro, shaping how easy it is to find a comparable role. Combine that with the cost-of-living shift above and you get the real purchasing-power delta, sometimes a "higher salary" is actually a pay cut once rent and RPP are applied.

Safety, schools, and childcare round out the move. FBI UCR violent crime rates near Owensboro and Weirton-Steubenville are 225 and 242 per 100,000 (state-level). NCES student-teacher ratios run 15.2:1 at origin versus 13.1:1 at destination. DOL center-based infant care costs $7,238/year in Owensboro versus $8,974/year in Weirton-Steubenville. Our composite verdict - Less Favorable - weighs all seven federal sources; the dimension table below lets you override that with your personal priorities.