Trenton-Princeton → Kingston
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Trenton-Princeton to Kingston is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 103.2 to 100.7 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $132/mo.
- -$13,328
- BLS median salary lower in Kingston
- 216 to 380
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 11.8:1 to 11.8:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $1,863
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Kingston
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
- + $132/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
Cons of Moving
- - $13K lower median salary
- - Higher violent crime rate
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 103.2 to 100.7 (ratio 0.98), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $132/mo ($1,584/yr) from $1,950 in Trenton-Princeton to $1,818 in Kingston.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (3 destination wins · 3 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Kingston sits #330 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Trenton-Princeton is #115/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $13,328 lower ($80,061 → $66,733). Labor-market size: 220,910 tracked jobs at origin vs 52,520 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: New Jersey scores 54 (D, #34/51) vs New York at 46 (F, #46/51). 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
- 51
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 88
- 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
Enter your current salary in Trenton-Princeton to see what you'd need to earn in Kingston to maintain the same purchasing power.
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