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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington → Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources

Should you move?

Moving from Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington to Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is unfavorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 103.1 to 106.4 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $270/mo.

+$3,178
BLS median salary higher in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
395 to 477
violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
14.4:1 to 20.8:1
NCES student-teacher ratio
$10,354
DOL infant care higher / yr in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

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
Unfavorable
Cost Index: 103.1 → 106.4
Rent Delta: +$270/mo

Pros of Moving

  • + $3K higher median salary
  • + Fewer environmental violations

Cons of Moving

  • - 3% higher cost of living
  • - $270/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
  • - Higher violent crime rate
  • - Higher student-teacher ratios
  • - More expensive childcare

Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 103.1 to 106.4 (ratio 1.03), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $270/mo ($3,240/yr) from $1,931 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington to $2,201 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington still leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario sits #385 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is #351/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Unfavorable. Override it with the dimension table below.

BLS OEWS median salary moves $3,178 higher ($73,476 → $76,654). Labor-market size: 4,019,090 tracked jobs at origin vs 1,694,510 at destination.

State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Texas scores 65 (C, #19/51) vs California at 40 (F, #50/51). Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.

Dimension
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
Winner
Cost of Living
RPP 103.1
RPP 106.4
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
Rent (2BR)
$1,931/mo
$2,201/mo
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
Wages
$73,476
$76,654
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
Crime
395 per 100K
477 per 100K
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
Schools
14.4:1
20.8:1
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
Childcare
$7,566/yr
$17,920/yr
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
Environment
35693 violations
17705 violations
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

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 · Texas
65 C #19/51
Income tax
100
Property tax
55
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
44
Destination state · California
40 F #50/51
Income tax
70
Property tax
72
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
4

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

Salary Adjustment Calculator

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Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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