Colorado Springs → Grants Pass
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Colorado Springs to Grants Pass is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 100.7 to 97.8 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $372/mo.
- -$7,683
- BLS median salary lower in Grants Pass
- 481 to 335
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 16.6:1 to 17.6:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $182
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Grants Pass
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
- + $372/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + Lower violent crime rate
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - $8K lower median salary
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 100.7 to 97.8 (ratio 0.97), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $372/mo ($4,464/yr) from $1,735 in Colorado Springs to $1,363 in Grants Pass.
Grants Pass leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, a destination-heavy ledger. Grants Pass sits #198 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Colorado Springs is #364/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $7,683 lower ($72,907 → $65,224). Labor-market size: 304,920 tracked jobs at origin vs 25,220 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: Colorado 46 (F, #44/51) vs Oregon 41 (F, #49/51). 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
- 80
- Property tax
- 90
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 26
- Income tax
- 62
- Property tax
- 64
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 14
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
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Grants Pass 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