Rochester → Lima
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Rochester to Lima is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 90.8 to 89.7 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $299/mo.
- -$14,361
- BLS median salary lower in Lima
- 259 to 293
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 15.8:1 to 18.2:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $69
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Lima
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
- + $299/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
Cons of Moving
- - $14K lower median salary
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 90.8 to 89.7 (ratio 0.99), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $299/mo ($3,588/yr) from $1,407 in Rochester to $1,108 in Lima.
Rochester still leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. Lima sits #156 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Rochester is #172/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $14,361 lower ($75,687 → $61,326). Labor-market size: 100,480 tracked jobs at origin vs 43,810 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: Ohio scores 59 (D, #29/51) vs Minnesota at 49 (F, #43/51). 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
- 60
- Property tax
- 62
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 34
- Income tax
- 72
- Property tax
- 57
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 10
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