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Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater → New York-Newark-Jersey City

Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources

Should you move?

Moving from Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater to New York-Newark-Jersey City is unfavorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 100.9 to 112.6 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $347/mo.

+$18,744
BLS median salary higher in New York-Newark-Jersey City
210 to 380
violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
17.8:1 to 11.8:1
NCES student-teacher ratio
$3,364
DOL infant care higher / yr in New York-Newark-Jersey City

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: 100.9 → 112.6
Rent Delta: +$347/mo

Pros of Moving

  • + $19K higher median salary
  • + Better student-teacher ratios

Cons of Moving

  • - 12% higher cost of living
  • - $347/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
  • - Higher violent crime rate
  • - More expensive childcare
  • - More environmental violations

Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 100.9 to 112.6, so the same paycheck buys less in New York-Newark-Jersey City (ratio 1.12). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $347/mo ($4,164/yr) from $1,977 in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater to $2,324 in New York-Newark-Jersey City.

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater still leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. New York-Newark-Jersey City sits #344 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater is #338/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Unfavorable. Override it with the dimension table below.

BLS OEWS median salary moves $18,744 higher ($68,404 → $87,148). Labor-market size: 1,402,180 tracked jobs at origin vs 9,414,820 at destination.

State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Florida scores 62 (C, #23/51) vs New York at 46 (F, #46/51). Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.

Dimension
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater
New York-Newark-Jersey City
Winner
Cost of Living
RPP 100.9
RPP 112.6
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater
Rent (2BR)
$1,977/mo
$2,324/mo
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater
Wages
$68,404
$87,148
New York-Newark-Jersey City
Crime
210 per 100K
380 per 100K
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater
Schools
17.8:1
11.8:1
New York-Newark-Jersey City
Childcare
$10,505/yr
$13,869/yr
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater
Environment
2736 violations
5536 violations
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater

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 · Florida
62 C #23/51
Income tax
100
Property tax
67
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
12
Destination state · New York
46 F #46/51
Income tax
80
Property tax
48
Estate tax
50
Healthcare
96

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