Fairbanks-College → Coeur d'Alene
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Fairbanks-College to Coeur d'Alene is strongly favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 103.2 to 98.3 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $129/mo.
- -$9,091
- BLS median salary lower in Coeur d'Alene
- 728 to 235
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 15.2:1 to 17.1:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $8,610
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Coeur d'Alene
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
- + 5% lower cost of living
- + $129/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + Lower violent crime rate
- + More affordable childcare
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - $9K lower median salary
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 103.2 to 98.3 (ratio 0.95), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $129/mo ($1,548/yr) from $1,676 in Fairbanks-College to $1,547 in Coeur d'Alene.
Coeur d'Alene leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, a destination-heavy ledger. Coeur d'Alene sits #190 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Fairbanks-College is #352/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Strongly Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $9,091 lower ($73,725 → $64,634). Labor-market size: 28,710 tracked jobs at origin vs 64,630 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: Idaho scores 58 (D, #30/51) vs Alaska at 45 (F, #47/51). 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
- 82
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 6
- Income tax
- 70
- Property tax
- 76
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 24
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
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Coeur d'Alene 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