Boise City → Milwaukee-Waukesha
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Boise City to Milwaukee-Waukesha is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 98.4 to 96.9 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $317/mo.
- +$4,121
- BLS median salary higher in Milwaukee-Waukesha
- 235 to 280
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 17.1:1 to 14.4:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $3,941
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Milwaukee-Waukesha
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
- + $317/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + $4K higher median salary
- + Better student-teacher ratios
Cons of Moving
- - More expensive childcare
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 98.4 to 96.9 (ratio 0.99), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $317/mo ($3,804/yr) from $1,655 in Boise City to $1,338 in Milwaukee-Waukesha.
Milwaukee-Waukesha leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, a destination-heavy ledger. Milwaukee-Waukesha sits #208 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 $4,121 higher ($67,378 → $71,499). Labor-market size: 377,880 tracked jobs at origin vs 800,340 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: Idaho 58 (D, #30/51) vs Wisconsin 57 (D, #32/51). 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
- 62
- Property tax
- 56
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 40
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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Milwaukee-Waukesha 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