Rochester Stockton-Lodi

Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources

Should you move?

Moving from Rochester to Stockton-Lodi is unfavorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 97.0 to 105.1 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $169/mo.

-$937
BLS median salary lower in Stockton-Lodi
380 to 477
violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
11.8:1 to 21.5:1
NCES student-teacher ratio
$4,051
DOL infant care higher / yr in Stockton-Lodi

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.

Verdict
Unfavorable
Cost Index: 97.0 → 105.1
Rent Delta: +$169/mo

Cons of Moving

  • - 8% higher cost of living
  • - $169/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
  • - Higher violent crime rate
  • - Higher student-teacher ratios
  • - More expensive childcare
  • - More environmental violations

Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 97.0 to 105.1, so the same paycheck buys less in Stockton-Lodi (ratio 1.08). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $169/mo ($2,028/yr) from $1,573 in Rochester to $1,742 in Stockton-Lodi.

Rochester still leads on 7 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. Stockton-Lodi sits #379 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Rochester is #223/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Unfavorable. Override it with the dimension table below.

BLS OEWS median salary moves $937 lower ($72,785 → $71,848). Labor-market size: 478,930 tracked jobs at origin vs 263,900 at destination.

State retirement friendliness is near-even: New York 46 (F, #46/51) vs California 40 (F, #50/51). Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.

Dimension
Rochester
Stockton-Lodi
Winner
Cost of Living
RPP 97.0
RPP 105.1
Rochester
Rent (2BR)
$1,573/mo
$1,742/mo
Rochester
Wages
$72,785
$71,848
Rochester
Crime
380 per 100K
477 per 100K
Rochester
Schools
11.8:1
21.5:1
Rochester
Childcare
$13,869/yr
$17,920/yr
Rochester
Environment
5536 violations
17705 violations
Rochester

State retirement friendliness

Primary-state scores from PlainRelocate's retirement registry (tax + healthcare + climate composite). Metro pairs use each metro's primary state abbreviation.

Origin state · New York
46 F #46/51
Income tax
80
Property tax
48
Estate tax
50
Healthcare
96
Destination state · California
40 F #50/51
Income tax
70
Property tax
72
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
4

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