Fargo → Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Fargo to Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 90.9 to 100.1 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $708/mo.
- +$2,591
- BLS median salary higher in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell
- 257 to 300
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 11.8:1 to 14.4:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $4,334
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell
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
- + $3K higher median salary
- + More affordable childcare
Cons of Moving
- - 9% higher cost of living
- - $708/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 90.9 to 100.1, so the same paycheck buys less in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell (ratio 1.10). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $708/mo ($8,496/yr) from $1,112 in Fargo to $1,820 in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell.
Fargo still leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell sits #277 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Fargo is #4/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $2,591 higher ($69,516 → $72,107). Labor-market size: 142,800 tracked jobs at origin vs 2,837,930 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: North Dakota 69 (C, #9/51) vs Georgia 68 (C, #10/51). 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
- 75
- Property tax
- 59
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 94
- Income tax
- 88
- Property tax
- 74
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 48
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell 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