Eagle Pass → Roanoke
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Eagle Pass to Roanoke is neutral, depends on priorities: BEA regional price parity goes from 83.8 to 93.6 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $281/mo.
- +$19,027
- BLS median salary higher in Roanoke
- 395 to 223
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 14.7:1 to 13.9:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $2,841
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Roanoke
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
- + $19K higher median salary
- + Lower violent crime rate
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - 10% higher cost of living
- - $281/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - More expensive childcare
Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 83.8 to 93.6, so the same paycheck buys less in Roanoke (ratio 1.12). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $281/mo ($3,372/yr) from $973 in Eagle Pass to $1,254 in Roanoke.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 3 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Roanoke sits #104 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). Eagle Pass is #47/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Neutral, depends on priorities. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $19,027 higher ($45,947 → $64,974). Labor-market size: 10,930 tracked jobs at origin vs 144,240 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: Texas 65 (C, #19/51) vs Virginia 64 (C, #20/51). 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
- 100
- Property tax
- 55
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 44
- Income tax
- 78
- Property tax
- 71
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 62
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
Enter your current salary in Eagle Pass to see what you'd need to earn in Roanoke to maintain the same purchasing power.
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