Eagle Pass Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin

Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources

Should you move?

Moving from Eagle Pass to Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 83.8 to 96.3 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $757/mo.

+$21,909
BLS median salary higher in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
395 to 602
violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
14.7:1 to 15.3:1
NCES student-teacher ratio
$294
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: 83.8 → 96.3
Rent Delta: +$757/mo

Pros of Moving

  • + $22K higher median salary
  • + Fewer environmental violations

Cons of Moving

  • - 13% higher cost of living
  • - $757/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
  • - Higher violent crime rate

Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 83.8 to 96.3, so the same paycheck buys less in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin (ratio 1.15). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $757/mo ($9,084/yr) from $973 in Eagle Pass to $1,730 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin.

Eagle Pass 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). Eagle Pass is #47/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.

BLS OEWS median salary moves $21,909 higher ($45,947 → $67,856). Labor-market size: 10,930 tracked jobs at origin vs 1,079,340 at destination.

State retirement friendliness is near-even: Texas 65 (C, #19/51) vs Tennessee 66 (C, #17/51). Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.

Dimension
Eagle Pass
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
Winner
Cost of Living
RPP 83.8
RPP 96.3
Eagle Pass
Rent (2BR)
$973/mo
$1,730/mo
Eagle Pass
Wages
$45,947
$67,856
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
Crime
395 per 100K
602 per 100K
Eagle Pass
Schools
14.7:1
15.3:1
Eagle Pass
Childcare
$7,566/yr
$7,860/yr
Eagle Pass
Environment
35693 violations
1192 violations
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin

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 · 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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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