Beaumont-Port Arthur → Duluth
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Beaumont-Port Arthur to Duluth is neutral, depends on priorities: BEA regional price parity goes from 90.0 to 88.8 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $129/mo.
- +$5,970
- BLS median salary higher in Duluth
- 395 to 259
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 14.7:1 to 15.8:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $4,156
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Duluth
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
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - $129/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More expensive childcare
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 90.0 to 88.8 (ratio 0.99), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $129/mo ($1,548/yr) from $1,103 in Beaumont-Port Arthur to $1,232 in Duluth.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 3 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Duluth sits #79 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). Beaumont-Port Arthur is #139/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Neutral, depends on priorities. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $5,970 higher ($64,482 → $70,452). Labor-market size: 154,920 tracked jobs at origin vs 117,960 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Texas scores 65 (C, #19/51) vs Minnesota at 49 (F, #43/51). 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
- 60
- Property tax
- 62
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 34
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 Beaumont-Port Arthur to see what you'd need to earn in Duluth 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