Amarillo → Homosassa Springs
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Amarillo to Homosassa Springs is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 91.8 to 93.5 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $119/mo.
- -$2,692
- BLS median salary lower in Homosassa Springs
- 395 to 210
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 14.7:1 to 17.8:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $2,939
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Homosassa Springs
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
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - $119/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - $3K lower median salary
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More expensive childcare
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 91.8 to 93.5 (ratio 1.02), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $119/mo ($1,428/yr) from $1,106 in Amarillo to $1,225 in Homosassa Springs.
Amarillo still leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. Homosassa Springs sits #227 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Amarillo is #246/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $2,692 lower ($60,424 → $57,732). Labor-market size: 113,150 tracked jobs at origin vs 29,410 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: Texas 65 (C, #19/51) 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
- 100
- Property tax
- 55
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 44
- 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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Homosassa Springs 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