Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos → Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos to Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 98.1 to 102.7 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $13/mo.
- +$5,981
- BLS median salary higher in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford
- 395 to 139
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 14.7:1 to 12.1:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $9,561
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford
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
- + $6K higher median salary
- + Lower violent crime rate
- + Better student-teacher ratios
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - 5% higher cost of living
- - More expensive childcare
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 98.1 to 102.7 (ratio 1.05), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent barely moves ($1,852 → $1,865); 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. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford sits #73 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is #321/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $5,981 higher ($71,789 → $77,770). Labor-market size: 1,265,270 tracked jobs at origin vs 587,310 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Texas scores 65 (C, #19/51) 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
- 100
- Property tax
- 55
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 44
- 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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Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford 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