Boise City → Birmingham
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Boise City to Birmingham is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 98.4 to 91.6 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $389/mo.
- -$4,141
- BLS median salary lower in Birmingham
- 235 to 376
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 17.1:1 to 17.7:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $419
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Birmingham
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
- + 7% lower cost of living
- + $389/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - $4K lower median salary
- - Higher violent crime rate
Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP falls from 98.4 to 91.6, so each dollar covers more in Birmingham (ratio 0.93). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $389/mo ($4,668/yr) from $1,655 in Boise City to $1,266 in Birmingham.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 3 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Birmingham sits #217 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 $4,141 lower ($67,378 → $63,237). Labor-market size: 377,880 tracked jobs at origin vs 497,490 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: Alabama scores 75 (B, #5/51) 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
- 90
- Property tax
- 92
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 20
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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Birmingham 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