Boise City → Fayetteville

Moving from Boise City to Fayetteville shifts your BEA Regional Price Parity from 98.4 to 92.0 (100 = US average), so a Boise City salary needs to be multiplied by 0.93 to hold the same purchasing power in Fayetteville. On rent, HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom goes from $1,655/month in Boise City to $1,251/month in Fayetteville - a lower monthly bill of $404, or $4,848/year. That rent delta alone is often the single biggest line item when relocating.

Wages tell the other half. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics report a median salary of $67,378 in Boise City versus $62,837 in Fayetteville - a raw gap of $4,541 lower. The Fayetteville labor market has 121,490 tracked jobs against 377,880 in Boise City, shaping how easy it is to find a comparable role. Combine that with the cost-of-living shift above and you get the real purchasing-power delta, sometimes a "higher salary" is actually a pay cut once rent and RPP are applied.

Safety, schools, and childcare round out the move. FBI UCR violent crime rates near Boise City and Fayetteville are 235 and 365 per 100,000 (state-level). NCES student-teacher ratios run 17.1:1 at origin versus 15.8:1 at destination. DOL center-based infant care costs $7,315/year in Boise City versus $9,487/year in Fayetteville. Our composite verdict - Neutral — Depends on Priorities - weighs all seven federal sources; the dimension table below lets you override that with your personal priorities.