Fort Collins-Loveland → Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Fort Collins-Loveland to Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 101.1 to 98.0 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $84/mo.
- -$10,273
- BLS median salary lower in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal
- 481 to 439
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 16.6:1 to 14.3:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $5,089
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal
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
- + 3% lower cost of living
- + Better student-teacher ratios
- + More affordable childcare
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - $84/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - $10K lower median salary
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 101.1 to 98.0 (ratio 0.97), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $84/mo ($1,008/yr) from $1,732 in Fort Collins-Loveland to $1,816 in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal.
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, a destination-heavy ledger. Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal sits #183 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). 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 $10,273 lower ($73,292 → $63,019). Labor-market size: 149,520 tracked jobs at origin vs 77,390 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: South Carolina scores 80 (A, #3/51) vs Colorado at 46 (F, #44/51). 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
- 85
- Property tax
- 87
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 56
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 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal to maintain the same purchasing power.
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal 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