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Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard → Spokane-Spokane Valley

Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources

Should you move?

Moving from Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard to Spokane-Spokane Valley is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 105.6 to 100.3 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $500/mo.

-$5,571
BLS median salary lower in Spokane-Spokane Valley
329 to 329
violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
17.6:1 to 17.6:1
NCES student-teacher ratio
$0
DOL infant care higher / yr in Spokane-Spokane Valley

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.

Verdict
Favorable
Cost Index: 105.6 → 100.3
Rent Delta: -$500/mo

Pros of Moving

  • + 5% lower cost of living
  • + $500/mo cheaper rent (2BR)

Cons of Moving

  • - $6K lower median salary

Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 105.6 to 100.3 (ratio 0.95), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $500/mo ($6,000/yr) from $2,031 in Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard to $1,531 in Spokane-Spokane Valley.

The seven-dimension ledger splits (2 destination wins · 1 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Spokane-Spokane Valley sits #298 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard is #257/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.

BLS OEWS median salary moves $5,571 lower ($80,179 → $74,608). Labor-market size: 87,350 tracked jobs at origin vs 246,430 at destination.

Both metros sit in Washington: state retirement score 38 (F, #51/51) - tax posture does not change with this move. Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.

Dimension
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard
Spokane-Spokane Valley
Winner
Cost of Living
RPP 105.6
RPP 100.3
Spokane-Spokane Valley
Rent (2BR)
$2,031/mo
$1,531/mo
Spokane-Spokane Valley
Wages
$80,179
$74,608
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard
Crime
329 per 100K
329 per 100K
Tie
Schools
17.6:1
17.6:1
Tie
Childcare
$15,987/yr
$15,987/yr
Tie
Environment
2879 violations
2879 violations
Tie

State retirement friendliness

Primary-state scores from PlainRelocate's retirement registry (tax + healthcare + climate composite). Metro pairs use each metro's primary state abbreviation.

Origin state · Washington
38 F #51/51
Income tax
63
Property tax
63
Estate tax
50
Healthcare
18

Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).

Salary Adjustment Calculator

Enter your current salary in Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard to see what you'd need to earn in Spokane-Spokane Valley to maintain the same purchasing power.

Equivalent salary in Spokane-Spokane Valley
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See the reverse: Spokane-Spokane Valley → Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard

Spokane-Spokane Valley 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