Appleton → Savannah
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Appleton to Savannah is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 92.4 to 95.2 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $444/mo.
- -$2,598
- BLS median salary lower in Savannah
- 280 to 300
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 14.4:1 to 14.4:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $4,665
- 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
- + More affordable childcare
Cons of Moving
- - $444/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - $3K lower median salary
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 92.4 to 95.2 (ratio 1.03), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $444/mo ($5,328/yr) from $1,236 in Appleton to $1,680 in Savannah.
Appleton still leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. Savannah sits #243 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Appleton is #46/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $2,598 lower ($65,438 → $62,840). Labor-market size: 117,960 tracked jobs at origin vs 180,810 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: Georgia scores 68 (C, #10/51) vs Wisconsin at 57 (D, #32/51). 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
- 62
- Property tax
- 56
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 40
- 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
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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