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Denver-Aurora-Centennial → Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington

Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources

Should you move?

Moving from Denver-Aurora-Centennial to Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington is strongly favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 105.8 to 104.8 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $380/mo.

+$2,079
BLS median salary higher in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
481 to 259
violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
15.7:1 to 13.9:1
NCES student-teacher ratio
$1,099
DOL infant care lower / yr in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington

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
Strongly Favorable
Cost Index: 105.8 → 104.8
Rent Delta: -$380/mo

Pros of Moving

  • + $380/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
  • + $2K higher median salary
  • + Lower violent crime rate
  • + Better student-teacher ratios
  • + Fewer environmental violations

Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 105.8 to 104.8 (ratio 0.99), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $380/mo ($4,560/yr) from $2,089 in Denver-Aurora-Centennial to $1,709 in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington leads on 7 of 7 federal dimensions, a destination-heavy ledger. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington sits #332 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Denver-Aurora-Centennial is #377/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Strongly Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.

BLS OEWS median salary moves $2,079 higher ($78,519 → $80,598). Labor-market size: 1,580,940 tracked jobs at origin vs 1,928,660 at destination.

State retirement friendliness is near-even: Colorado 46 (F, #44/51) vs Minnesota 49 (F, #43/51). Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.

Dimension
Denver-Aurora-Centennial
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
Winner
Cost of Living
RPP 105.8
RPP 104.8
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
Rent (2BR)
$2,089/mo
$1,709/mo
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
Wages
$78,519
$80,598
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
Crime
481 per 100K
259 per 100K
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
Schools
15.7:1
13.9:1
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
Childcare
$12,821/yr
$11,722/yr
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
Environment
5561 violations
1033 violations
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington

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 · Colorado
46 F #44/51
Income tax
80
Property tax
90
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
26
Destination state · Minnesota
49 F #43/51
Income tax
60
Property tax
62
Estate tax
50
Healthcare
34

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

Salary Adjustment Calculator

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Equivalent salary in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
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Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington 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