Bozeman → Barnstable Town
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Bozeman to Barnstable Town is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 102.5 to 98.4 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $268/mo.
- +$9,559
- BLS median salary higher in Barnstable Town
- 426 to 309
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 11.8:1 to 12.3:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $9,105
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Barnstable Town
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
- + 4% lower cost of living
- + $10K higher median salary
- + Lower violent crime rate
Cons of Moving
- - $268/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - More expensive childcare
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 102.5 to 98.4 (ratio 0.96), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $268/mo ($3,216/yr) from $2,154 in Bozeman to $2,422 in Barnstable Town.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 3 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Barnstable Town sits #97 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). Bozeman is #293/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $9,559 higher ($66,748 → $76,307). Labor-market size: 62,840 tracked jobs at origin vs 87,090 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Montana scores 53 (D, #38/51) vs Massachusetts at 45 (F, #48/51). 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
- 68
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 82
- Income tax
- 55
- Property tax
- 65
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 84
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
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Barnstable Town 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