Bend → Lewiston
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Bend to Lewiston is strongly favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 103.6 to 91.2 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $165/mo.
- -$10,536
- BLS median salary lower in Lewiston
- 335 to 235
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 17.6:1 to 17.1:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $5,324
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Lewiston
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
- + 12% lower cost of living
- + $165/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + Lower violent crime rate
- + More affordable childcare
Cons of Moving
- - $11K lower median salary
Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP falls from 103.6 to 91.2, so each dollar covers more in Lewiston (ratio 0.88). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $165/mo ($1,980/yr) from $1,385 in Bend to $1,220 in Lewiston.
Lewiston leads on 6 of 7 federal dimensions, a destination-heavy ledger. Lewiston sits #135 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Bend is #276/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Strongly Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $10,536 lower ($69,802 → $59,266). Labor-market size: 102,030 tracked jobs at origin vs 22,910 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: Idaho scores 58 (D, #30/51) vs Oregon at 41 (F, #49/51). 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
- 64
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 14
- Income tax
- 70
- Property tax
- 76
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 24
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