Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington → Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington to Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler is neutral, depends on priorities: BEA regional price parity goes from 103.1 to 103.3 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $92/mo.
- +$67
- BLS median salary higher in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler
- 395 to 429
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 14.4:1 to 17.2:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $3,735
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler
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
- + $92/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More expensive childcare
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 103.1 to 103.3 (ratio 1.00), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $92/mo ($1,104/yr) from $1,931 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington to $1,839 in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (3 destination wins · 4 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler sits #357 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is #351/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Neutral, depends on priorities. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $67 higher ($73,476 → $73,543). Labor-market size: 4,019,090 tracked jobs at origin vs 2,342,930 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Texas scores 65 (C, #19/51) vs Arizona at 53 (D, #37/51). 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
- 55
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 44
- Income tax
- 82
- Property tax
- 80
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 22
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler 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