Detroit-Warren-Dearborn → Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Detroit-Warren-Dearborn to Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell is neutral, depends on priorities: BEA regional price parity goes from 100.3 to 100.1 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $409/mo.
- +$804
- BLS median salary higher in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell
- 431 to 300
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 16.7:1 to 13.8:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $853
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell
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
- + Lower violent crime rate
- + Better student-teacher ratios
Cons of Moving
- - $409/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 100.3 to 100.1 (ratio 1.00), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $409/mo ($4,908/yr) from $1,411 in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn to $1,820 in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell.
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, a destination-heavy ledger. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell sits #277 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Detroit-Warren-Dearborn is #346/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Neutral, depends on priorities. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $804 higher ($71,303 → $72,107). Labor-market size: 1,883,860 tracked jobs at origin vs 2,837,930 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: Georgia scores 68 (C, #10/51) vs Michigan at 49 (F, #42/51). 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
- 72
- Property tax
- 59
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 16
- Income tax
- 88
- Property tax
- 74
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 48
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell 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