Fairbanks-College → New Orleans-Metairie
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Fairbanks-College to New Orleans-Metairie is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 103.2 to 92.6 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $345/mo.
- -$9,037
- BLS median salary lower in New Orleans-Metairie
- 728 to 410
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 15.2:1 to 16.8:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $8,529
- DOL infant care lower / yr in New Orleans-Metairie
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
- + 11% lower cost of living
- + $345/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + Lower violent crime rate
- + More affordable childcare
Cons of Moving
- - $9K lower median salary
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP falls from 103.2 to 92.6, so each dollar covers more in New Orleans-Metairie (ratio 0.90). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $345/mo ($4,140/yr) from $1,676 in Fairbanks-College to $1,331 in New Orleans-Metairie.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 3 origin wins); priorities decide this move. New Orleans-Metairie sits #297 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Fairbanks-College is #352/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $9,037 lower ($73,725 → $64,688). Labor-market size: 28,710 tracked jobs at origin vs 428,400 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: Louisiana scores 67 (C, #15/51) 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
- 78
- Property tax
- 79
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 8
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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New Orleans-Metairie 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