Peoria → Buffalo-Cheektowaga

Moving from Peoria to Buffalo-Cheektowaga shifts your BEA Regional Price Parity from 91.2 to 95.8 (100 = US average), so a Peoria salary needs to be multiplied by 1.05 to hold the same purchasing power in Buffalo-Cheektowaga. On rent, HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom goes from $1,039/month in Peoria to $1,343/month in Buffalo-Cheektowaga - a higher monthly bill of $304, or $3,648/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 $67,453 in Peoria versus $74,613 in Buffalo-Cheektowaga - a raw gap of $7,160 higher. The Buffalo-Cheektowaga labor market has 524,180 tracked jobs against 158,390 in Peoria, 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 Peoria and Buffalo-Cheektowaga are 277 and 380 per 100,000 (state-level). NCES student-teacher ratios run 14:1 at origin versus 11.8:1 at destination. DOL center-based infant care costs $12,257/year in Peoria versus $13,869/year in Buffalo-Cheektowaga. Our composite verdict - Less Favorable - weighs all seven federal sources; the dimension table below lets you override that with your personal priorities.