Fort Collins-Loveland → Bend
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Fort Collins-Loveland to Bend is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 101.1 to 103.6 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $347/mo.
- -$3,490
- BLS median salary lower in Bend
- 481 to 335
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 16.6:1 to 17.6:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $182
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Bend
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
- + $347/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + Lower violent crime rate
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - $3K lower median salary
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 101.1 to 103.6 (ratio 1.02), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $347/mo ($4,164/yr) from $1,732 in Fort Collins-Loveland to $1,385 in Bend.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 3 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Bend sits #276 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Fort Collins-Loveland is #371/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $3,490 lower ($73,292 → $69,802). Labor-market size: 149,520 tracked jobs at origin vs 102,030 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: Colorado 46 (F, #44/51) vs Oregon 41 (F, #49/51). 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
- 80
- Property tax
- 90
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 26
- Income tax
- 62
- Property tax
- 64
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 14
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 Fort Collins-Loveland to see what you'd need to earn in Bend 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