El Paso → Morristown
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from El Paso to Morristown is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 89.9 to 86.4 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $56/mo.
- -$1,708
- BLS median salary lower in Morristown
- 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 Morristown
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
- + 4% lower cost of living
- + $56/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - Higher violent crime rate
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 89.9 to 86.4 (ratio 0.96), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $56/mo ($672/yr) from $1,191 in El Paso to $1,135 in Morristown.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (3 destination wins · 4 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Morristown sits #184 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). El Paso is #309/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $1,708 lower ($57,810 → $56,102). Labor-market size: 331,390 tracked jobs at origin vs 40,720 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.
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
- 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
Enter your current salary in El Paso to see what you'd need to earn in Morristown 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