Daphne-Fairhope-Foley → Montgomery
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Daphne-Fairhope-Foley to Montgomery is strongly favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 94.7 to 89.7 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $329/mo.
- +$2,727
- BLS median salary higher in Montgomery
- 376 to 376
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 17.7:1 to 17.7:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $0
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Montgomery
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
- + 5% lower cost of living
- + $329/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + $3K higher median salary
Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP falls from 94.7 to 89.7, so each dollar covers more in Montgomery (ratio 0.95). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $329/mo ($3,948/yr) from $1,345 in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley to $1,016 in Montgomery.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (3 destination wins · 0 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Montgomery sits #101 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). Daphne-Fairhope-Foley is #296/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Strongly Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $2,727 higher ($55,661 → $58,388). Labor-market size: 79,420 tracked jobs at origin vs 157,200 at destination.
Both metros sit in Alabama: state retirement score 75 (B, #5/51) - tax posture does not change with this move. 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
- 90
- Property tax
- 92
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 20
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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Montgomery 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