Augusta-Richmond County → Lafayette-West Lafayette
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Augusta-Richmond County to Lafayette-West Lafayette is neutral, depends on priorities: BEA regional price parity goes from 91.9 to 93.4 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $19/mo.
- -$699
- BLS median salary lower in Lafayette-West Lafayette
- 300 to 308
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 14.4:1 to 15.9:1
- 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.
Pros of Moving
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 91.9 to 93.4 (ratio 1.02), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent barely moves ($1,261 → $1,242); the housing line is not the swing factor on this corridor.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (2 destination wins · 4 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Lafayette-West Lafayette sits #225 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Augusta-Richmond County is #137/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Neutral, depends on priorities. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $699 lower ($64,684 → $63,985). Labor-market size: 219,950 tracked jobs at origin vs 90,750 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: Georgia 68 (C, #10/51) vs Indiana 62 (C, #24/51). 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
- 88
- Property tax
- 74
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 48
- Income tax
- 72
- Property tax
- 69
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 32
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 Augusta-Richmond County to see what you'd need to earn in Lafayette-West Lafayette to maintain the same purchasing power.
Lafayette-West Lafayette 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