PlainRelocate

Waterloo-Cedar Falls → Akron

Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources

Verdict
Unfavorable
Cost Index: 87.1 → 93.4
Rent Delta: +$217/mo

Cons of Moving

  • - 6% higher cost of living
  • - $217/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
  • - Higher violent crime rate
  • - Higher student-teacher ratios
  • - More expensive childcare
  • - More environmental violations
Dimension
Waterloo-Cedar Falls
Akron
Winner
💰 Cost of Living
RPP 87.1
RPP 93.4
Waterloo-Cedar Falls
🏠 Rent (2BR)
$1,051/mo
$1,268/mo
Waterloo-Cedar Falls
💼 Wages
$59,769
$61,108
Akron
🔒 Crime
239 per 100K
292 per 100K
Waterloo-Cedar Falls
🎓 Schools
15:1
18.3:1
Waterloo-Cedar Falls
👶 Childcare
$8,306/yr
$11,791/yr
Waterloo-Cedar Falls
🌿 Environment
729 violations
1386 violations
Waterloo-Cedar Falls

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Data: BEA (cost of living), HUD (rent), BLS (wages), FBI (crime), NCES (schools), DOL (childcare), EPA (environment)