Ann Arbor → Savannah
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Ann Arbor to Savannah is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 100.9 to 95.2 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $24/mo.
- -$10,318
- BLS median salary lower in Savannah
- 431 to 300
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 17.5:1 to 14.4:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $853
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Savannah
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
- + 6% lower cost of living
- + Lower violent crime rate
- + Better student-teacher ratios
Cons of Moving
- - $10K lower median salary
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP falls from 100.9 to 95.2, so each dollar covers more in Savannah (ratio 0.94). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent barely moves ($1,656 → $1,680); the housing line is not the swing factor on this corridor.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 3 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Savannah sits #243 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Ann Arbor is #316/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $10,318 lower ($73,158 → $62,840). Labor-market size: 207,930 tracked jobs at origin vs 180,810 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: Georgia scores 68 (C, #10/51) vs Michigan at 49 (F, #42/51). 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
- 72
- Property tax
- 59
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 16
- Income tax
- 88
- Property tax
- 74
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 48
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
Enter your current salary in Ann Arbor to see what you'd need to earn in Savannah to maintain the same purchasing power.
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