Weirton-Steubenville → Owensboro

Moving from Weirton-Steubenville to Owensboro shifts your BEA Regional Price Parity from 89.0 to 88.6 (100 = US average), so a Weirton-Steubenville salary needs to be multiplied by 1.00 to hold the same purchasing power in Owensboro. On rent, HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom goes from $973/month in Weirton-Steubenville to $1,110/month in Owensboro - a higher monthly bill of $137, or $1,644/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 $57,318 in Weirton-Steubenville versus $59,581 in Owensboro - a raw gap of $2,263 higher. The Owensboro labor market has 41,400 tracked jobs against 29,900 in Weirton-Steubenville, 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 Weirton-Steubenville and Owensboro are 242 and 225 per 100,000 (state-level). NCES student-teacher ratios run 13.1:1 at origin versus 15.2:1 at destination. DOL center-based infant care costs $8,974/year in Weirton-Steubenville versus $7,238/year in Owensboro. Our composite verdict - Neutral — Depends on Priorities - weighs all seven federal sources; the dimension table below lets you override that with your personal priorities.