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St. Louis → Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas

Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources

Should you move?

Moving from St. Louis to Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 95.1 to 100.2 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $819/mo.

+$1,512
BLS median salary higher in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas
463 to 407
violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
12.2:1 to 19:1
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.

Verdict
Less Favorable
Cost Index: 95.1 → 100.2
Rent Delta: +$819/mo

Pros of Moving

  • + Fewer environmental violations

Cons of Moving

  • - 5% higher cost of living
  • - $819/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
  • - Higher student-teacher ratios

Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 95.1 to 100.2, so the same paycheck buys less in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas (ratio 1.05). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $819/mo ($9,828/yr) from $916 in St. Louis to $1,735 in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas.

The seven-dimension ledger splits (3 destination wins · 3 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas sits #354 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). St. Louis is #182/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.

BLS OEWS median salary moves $1,512 higher ($68,074 → $69,586). Labor-market size: 1,311,920 tracked jobs at origin vs 1,114,750 at destination.

State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Missouri scores 68 (C, #12/51) vs Nevada at 53 (D, #39/51). Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.

Dimension
St. Louis
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas
Winner
Cost of Living
RPP 95.1
RPP 100.2
St. Louis
Rent (2BR)
$916/mo
$1,735/mo
St. Louis
Wages
$68,074
$69,586
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas
Crime
463 per 100K
407 per 100K
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas
Schools
12.2:1
19:1
St. Louis
Childcare
N/A
$10,033/yr
Tie
Environment
6737 violations
1021 violations
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas

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 · Missouri
68 C #12/51
Income tax
82
Property tax
68
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
80
Destination state · Nevada
53 D #39/51
Income tax
100
Property tax
84
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
2

Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).

Salary Adjustment Calculator

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Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas 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