St. Cloud → Pinehurst-Southern Pines
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from St. Cloud to Pinehurst-Southern Pines is unfavorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 87.6 to 88.3 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $152/mo.
- -$13,657
- BLS median salary lower in Pinehurst-Southern Pines
- 259 to 365
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 15.8:1 to 15.8:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $2,235
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Pinehurst-Southern Pines
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
- + More affordable childcare
Cons of Moving
- - $152/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - $14K lower median salary
- - Higher violent crime rate
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 87.6 to 88.3 (ratio 1.01), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $152/mo ($1,824/yr) from $1,206 in St. Cloud to $1,358 in Pinehurst-Southern Pines.
St. Cloud still leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. Pinehurst-Southern Pines sits #138 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). St. Cloud is #40/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Unfavorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $13,657 lower ($72,671 → $59,014). Labor-market size: 96,960 tracked jobs at origin vs 36,690 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: North Carolina scores 68 (C, #13/51) 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
- 68
- Property tax
- 66
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 30
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro profile · Livability rankings · Methodology
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