Twin Falls → Cleveland
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Pros of Moving
- + $149/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + $11K higher median salary
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - Higher violent crime rate
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More expensive childcare
Moving from Twin Falls to Cleveland shifts your BEA Regional Price Parity from 92.1 to 93.9 (100 = US average), so a Twin Falls salary needs to be multiplied by 1.02 to hold the same purchasing power in Cleveland. On rent, HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom goes from $1,186/month in Twin Falls to $1,037/month in Cleveland - a lower monthly bill of $149, or $1,788/year. That rent delta alone is often the single biggest line item when relocating.
Wages tell the other half. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics report a median salary of $57,042 in Twin Falls versus $67,639 in Cleveland - a raw gap of $10,597 higher. The Cleveland labor market has 1,014,330 tracked jobs against 44,180 in Twin Falls, shaping how easy it is to find a comparable role. Combine that with the cost-of-living shift above and you get the real purchasing-power delta, sometimes a "higher salary" is actually a pay cut once rent and RPP are applied.
Safety, schools, and childcare round out the move. FBI UCR violent crime rates near Twin Falls and Cleveland are 235 and 293 per 100,000 (state-level). NCES student-teacher ratios run 17.1:1 at origin versus 18.2:1 at destination. DOL center-based infant care costs $7,315/year in Twin Falls versus $11,791/year in Cleveland. Our composite verdict - Neutral — Depends on Priorities - weighs all seven federal sources; the dimension table below lets you override that with your personal priorities.
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Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026
Data Sources
- Cost of Living: Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Regional Price Parities
- Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR)
- Wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES)
- Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) - state level
- Schools: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- Childcare: Department of Labor (DOL) - state level
- Environment: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.