Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura → Harrisonburg
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura to Harrisonburg is strongly favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 110.5 to 94.9 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $1,371/mo.
- -$12,733
- BLS median salary lower in Harrisonburg
- 477 to 223
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 21.5:1 to 13.9:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $7,513
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Harrisonburg
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
- + 16% lower cost of living
- + $1371/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + Lower violent crime rate
- + Better student-teacher ratios
- + More affordable childcare
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - $13K lower median salary
Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP falls from 110.5 to 94.9, so each dollar covers more in Harrisonburg (ratio 0.86). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $1,371/mo ($16,452/yr) from $2,693 in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura to $1,322 in Harrisonburg.
Harrisonburg leads on 6 of 7 federal dimensions, a destination-heavy ledger. Harrisonburg sits #186 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is #384/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Strongly Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $12,733 lower ($75,080 → $62,347). Labor-market size: 310,050 tracked jobs at origin vs 56,170 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: Virginia scores 64 (C, #20/51) vs California at 40 (F, #50/51). 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
- 70
- Property tax
- 72
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 4
- Income tax
- 78
- Property tax
- 71
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 62
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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Harrisonburg 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