Racine-Mount Pleasant → Abilene
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Racine-Mount Pleasant to Abilene is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 96.0 to 90.4 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $41/mo.
- -$8,538
- BLS median salary lower in Abilene
- 280 to 395
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 14.4:1 to 14.7:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $3,690
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Abilene
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
- + 6% lower cost of living
- + More affordable childcare
Cons of Moving
- - $9K lower median salary
- - Higher violent crime rate
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP falls from 96.0 to 90.4, so each dollar covers more in Abilene (ratio 0.94). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent barely moves ($1,235 → $1,276); the housing line is not the swing factor on this corridor.
Racine-Mount Pleasant still leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. Abilene sits #237 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Racine-Mount Pleasant is #163/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $8,538 lower ($66,191 → $57,653). Labor-market size: 70,050 tracked jobs at origin vs 68,490 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: Texas scores 65 (C, #19/51) vs Wisconsin at 57 (D, #32/51). 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
- 62
- Property tax
- 56
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 40
- Income tax
- 100
- Property tax
- 55
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 44
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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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