Sandusky → Peoria
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Sandusky to Peoria is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 89.3 to 91.2 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $67/mo.
- +$8,043
- BLS median salary higher in Peoria
- 293 to 277
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 18.2:1 to 14:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $466
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Peoria
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
- + $67/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + $8K higher median salary
- + Better student-teacher ratios
Cons of Moving
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 89.3 to 91.2 (ratio 1.02), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $67/mo ($804/yr) from $1,106 in Sandusky to $1,039 in Peoria.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 3 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Peoria sits #42 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). Sandusky is #164/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $8,043 higher ($59,410 → $67,453). Labor-market size: 43,460 tracked jobs at origin vs 158,390 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: Ohio 59 (D, #29/51) vs Illinois 58 (D, #31/51). 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
- 72
- Property tax
- 57
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 10
- Income tax
- 95
- Property tax
- 46
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 46
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