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Detroit-Warren-Dearborn → Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin

Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources

Should you move?

Moving from Detroit-Warren-Dearborn to Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 100.3 to 96.3 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $319/mo.

-$3,447
BLS median salary lower in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
431 to 602
violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
16.7:1 to 15.2:1
NCES student-teacher ratio
$416
DOL infant care higher / yr in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin

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
Less Favorable
Cost Index: 100.3 → 96.3
Rent Delta: +$319/mo

Pros of Moving

  • + 4% lower cost of living
  • + Better student-teacher ratios

Cons of Moving

  • - $319/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
  • - $3K lower median salary
  • - Higher violent crime rate

Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 100.3 to 96.3 (ratio 0.96), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $319/mo ($3,828/yr) from $1,411 in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn to $1,730 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn still leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin sits #337 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Detroit-Warren-Dearborn is #346/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.

BLS OEWS median salary moves $3,447 lower ($71,303 → $67,856). Labor-market size: 1,883,860 tracked jobs at origin vs 1,079,340 at destination.

State retirement friendliness favors the destination: Tennessee scores 66 (C, #17/51) vs Michigan at 49 (F, #42/51). Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.

Dimension
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
Winner
Cost of Living
RPP 100.3
RPP 96.3
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
Rent (2BR)
$1,411/mo
$1,730/mo
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn
Wages
$71,303
$67,856
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn
Crime
431 per 100K
602 per 100K
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn
Schools
16.7:1
15.2:1
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
Childcare
$7,444/yr
$7,860/yr
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn
Environment
1120 violations
1192 violations
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn

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 · Michigan
49 F #42/51
Income tax
72
Property tax
59
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
16
Destination state · Tennessee
66 C #17/51
Income tax
100
Property tax
80
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
36

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

Salary Adjustment Calculator

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Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 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