Washington-Arlington-Alexandria → Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Washington-Arlington-Alexandria to Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach is unfavorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 108.9 to 114.2 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $87/mo.
- -$14,419
- BLS median salary lower in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach
- 1015 to 210
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 11:1 to 17.8:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $14,975
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach
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
- + Lower violent crime rate
- + More affordable childcare
Cons of Moving
- - 5% higher cost of living
- - $87/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - $14K lower median salary
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 108.9 to 114.2 (ratio 1.05), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $87/mo ($1,044/yr) from $2,246 in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria to $2,333 in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach.
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria still leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach sits #361 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is #110/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Unfavorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $14,419 lower ($82,744 → $68,325). Labor-market size: 3,082,600 tracked jobs at origin vs 2,720,630 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: District of Columbia 61 (C, #26/51) vs Florida 62 (C, #23/51). 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
- 72
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 90
- Income tax
- 100
- Property tax
- 67
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 12
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach 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