Youngstown-Warren Gettysburg

Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources

Should you move?

Moving from Youngstown-Warren to Gettysburg is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 87.4 to 95.4 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $401/mo.

+$457
BLS median salary higher in Gettysburg
293 to 250
violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
18.2:1 to 13.6:1
NCES student-teacher ratio

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.

Verdict
Less Favorable
Cost Index: 87.4 → 95.4
Rent Delta: +$401/mo

Pros of Moving

  • + Better student-teacher ratios

Cons of Moving

  • - 8% higher cost of living
  • - $401/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
  • - More environmental violations

Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 87.4 to 95.4, so the same paycheck buys less in Gettysburg (ratio 1.09). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $401/mo ($4,812/yr) from $973 in Youngstown-Warren to $1,374 in Gettysburg.

The seven-dimension ledger splits (3 destination wins · 3 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Gettysburg sits #263 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Youngstown-Warren is #173/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.

BLS OEWS median salary moves $457 higher ($58,019 → $58,476). Labor-market size: 152,720 tracked jobs at origin vs 26,700 at destination.

State retirement friendliness is near-even: Ohio 59 (D, #29/51) vs Pennsylvania 65 (C, #18/51). Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.

Dimension
Youngstown-Warren
Gettysburg
Winner
Cost of Living
RPP 87.4
RPP 95.4
Youngstown-Warren
Rent (2BR)
$973/mo
$1,374/mo
Youngstown-Warren
Wages
$58,019
$58,476
Gettysburg
Crime
293 per 100K
250 per 100K
Gettysburg
Schools
18.2:1
13.6:1
Gettysburg
Childcare
$11,791/yr
N/A
Tie
Environment
1500 violations
5292 violations
Youngstown-Warren

State retirement friendliness

Primary-state scores from PlainRelocate's retirement registry (tax + healthcare + climate composite). Metro pairs use each metro's primary state abbreviation.

Origin state · Ohio
59 D #29/51
Income tax
72
Property tax
57
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
10
Destination state · Pennsylvania
65 C #18/51
Income tax
95
Property tax
58
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
72

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