Augusta-Richmond County → Waterbury-Shelton
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Augusta-Richmond County to Waterbury-Shelton is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 91.9 to 99.8 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $527/mo.
- +$7,787
- BLS median salary higher in Waterbury-Shelton
- 300 to 139
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 14.4:1 to 12.1:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $10,536
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Waterbury-Shelton
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
- + $8K higher median salary
- + Lower violent crime rate
- + Better student-teacher ratios
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - 8% higher cost of living
- - $527/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - More expensive childcare
Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 91.9 to 99.8, so the same paycheck buys less in Waterbury-Shelton (ratio 1.09). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $527/mo ($6,324/yr) from $1,261 in Augusta-Richmond County to $1,788 in Waterbury-Shelton.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 3 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Waterbury-Shelton sits #87 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). Augusta-Richmond County is #137/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $7,787 higher ($64,684 → $72,471). Labor-market size: 219,950 tracked jobs at origin vs 153,560 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Georgia scores 68 (C, #10/51) vs Connecticut at 52 (D, #41/51). 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
- 62
- Property tax
- 50
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 86
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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Waterbury-Shelton 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