Casper → Memphis
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Casper to Memphis is unfavorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 93.8 to 92.2 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $192/mo.
- +$3,455
- BLS median salary higher in Memphis
- 191 to 602
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 11.4:1 to 15.3:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $642
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Memphis
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
- + $3K higher median salary
Cons of Moving
- - $192/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - Higher violent crime rate
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 93.8 to 92.2 (ratio 0.98), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $192/mo ($2,304/yr) from $1,082 in Casper to $1,274 in Memphis.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (3 destination wins · 4 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Memphis sits #300 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Casper is #21/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Unfavorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $3,455 higher ($61,647 → $65,102). Labor-market size: 33,190 tracked jobs at origin vs 597,090 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Wyoming scores 77 (B, #4/51) vs Tennessee at 66 (C, #17/51). 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
- 100
- Property tax
- 85
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 92
- Income tax
- 100
- Property tax
- 80
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 36
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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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