Peoria → Glens Falls
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Peoria to Glens Falls is unfavorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 91.2 to 94.9 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $309/mo.
- -$801
- BLS median salary lower in Glens Falls
- 277 to 380
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 14:1 to 11.8:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $1,612
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Glens Falls
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
- + Better student-teacher ratios
Cons of Moving
- - 4% higher cost of living
- - $309/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - Higher violent crime rate
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 91.2 to 94.9 (ratio 1.04), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $309/mo ($3,708/yr) from $1,039 in Peoria to $1,348 in Glens Falls.
Peoria still leads on 6 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. Glens Falls sits #204 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Peoria is #42/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Unfavorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $801 lower ($67,453 → $66,652). Labor-market size: 158,390 tracked jobs at origin vs 44,620 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Illinois scores 58 (D, #31/51) vs New York at 46 (F, #46/51). 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
- 95
- Property tax
- 46
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 46
- Income tax
- 80
- Property tax
- 48
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 96
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
Enter your current salary in Peoria to see what you'd need to earn in Glens Falls to maintain the same purchasing power.
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