Trenton-Princeton → Minot
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Trenton-Princeton to Minot is strongly favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 103.2 to 87.0 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $950/mo.
- -$18,842
- BLS median salary lower in Minot
- 216 to 257
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 11.8:1 to 11.8:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $4,807
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Minot
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
- + 16% lower cost of living
- + $950/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + More affordable childcare
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - $19K lower median salary
Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP falls from 103.2 to 87.0, so each dollar covers more in Minot (ratio 0.84). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $950/mo ($11,400/yr) from $1,950 in Trenton-Princeton to $1,000 in Minot.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 2 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Minot sits #2 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). Trenton-Princeton is #115/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Strongly Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $18,842 lower ($80,061 → $61,219). Labor-market size: 220,910 tracked jobs at origin vs 28,000 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: North Dakota scores 69 (C, #9/51) vs New Jersey at 54 (D, #34/51). 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
- 75
- Property tax
- 59
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 94
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