Boise City → Athens-Clarke County
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Boise City to Athens-Clarke County is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 98.4 to 93.3 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $324/mo.
- -$6,007
- BLS median salary lower in Athens-Clarke County
- 235 to 300
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 17.1:1 to 14.4:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $724
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Athens-Clarke County
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
- + 5% lower cost of living
- + $324/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + Better student-teacher ratios
Cons of Moving
- - $6K lower median salary
- - Higher violent crime rate
Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP falls from 98.4 to 93.3, so each dollar covers more in Athens-Clarke County (ratio 0.95). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $324/mo ($3,888/yr) from $1,655 in Boise City to $1,331 in Athens-Clarke County.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 3 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Athens-Clarke County sits #210 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Boise City is #317/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $6,007 lower ($67,378 → $61,371). Labor-market size: 377,880 tracked jobs at origin vs 82,710 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: Georgia scores 68 (C, #10/51) vs Idaho at 58 (D, #30/51). 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
- 70
- Property tax
- 76
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 24
- Income tax
- 88
- Property tax
- 74
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 48
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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Athens-Clarke County 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