St. George → Elkhart-Goshen
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from St. George to Elkhart-Goshen is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 97.3 to 90.3 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $392/mo.
- +$1,066
- BLS median salary higher in Elkhart-Goshen
- 229 to 308
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 21.4:1 to 15.9:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
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
- + 7% lower cost of living
- + $392/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + Better student-teacher ratios
Cons of Moving
- - Higher violent crime rate
Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP falls from 97.3 to 90.3, so each dollar covers more in Elkhart-Goshen (ratio 0.93). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $392/mo ($4,704/yr) from $1,575 in St. George to $1,183 in Elkhart-Goshen.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 2 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Elkhart-Goshen sits #141 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). St. George is #311/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $1,066 higher ($58,910 → $59,976). Labor-market size: 83,630 tracked jobs at origin vs 122,290 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: Indiana scores 62 (C, #24/51) vs Utah at 53 (D, #40/51). 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
- 70
- Property tax
- 83
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 0
- Income tax
- 72
- Property tax
- 69
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 32
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
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Elkhart-Goshen 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