Fort Collins-Loveland Provo-Orem-Lehi

Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources

Should you move?

Moving from Fort Collins-Loveland to Provo-Orem-Lehi is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 101.1 to 98.2 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $272/mo.

-$9,436
BLS median salary lower in Provo-Orem-Lehi
481 to 229
violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
16.6:1 to 21.4:1
NCES student-teacher ratio
$993
DOL infant care lower / yr in Provo-Orem-Lehi

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.

Verdict
Favorable
Cost Index: 101.1 → 98.2
Rent Delta: -$272/mo

Pros of Moving

  • + $272/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
  • + Lower violent crime rate
  • + Fewer environmental violations

Cons of Moving

  • - $9K lower median salary
  • - Higher student-teacher ratios

Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 101.1 to 98.2 (ratio 0.97), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $272/mo ($3,264/yr) from $1,732 in Fort Collins-Loveland to $1,460 in Provo-Orem-Lehi.

Provo-Orem-Lehi leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, a destination-heavy ledger. Provo-Orem-Lehi sits #339 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 $9,436 lower ($73,292 → $63,856). Labor-market size: 149,520 tracked jobs at origin vs 293,200 at destination.

State retirement friendliness is near-even: Colorado 46 (F, #44/51) vs Utah 53 (D, #40/51). Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.

Dimension
Fort Collins-Loveland
Provo-Orem-Lehi
Winner
Cost of Living
RPP 101.1
RPP 98.2
Provo-Orem-Lehi
Rent (2BR)
$1,732/mo
$1,460/mo
Provo-Orem-Lehi
Wages
$73,292
$63,856
Fort Collins-Loveland
Crime
481 per 100K
229 per 100K
Provo-Orem-Lehi
Schools
16.6:1
21.4:1
Fort Collins-Loveland
Childcare
$12,821/yr
$11,828/yr
Provo-Orem-Lehi
Environment
5561 violations
1172 violations
Provo-Orem-Lehi

State retirement friendliness

Primary-state scores from PlainRelocate's retirement registry (tax + healthcare + climate composite). Metro pairs use each metro's primary state abbreviation.

Origin state · Colorado
46 F #44/51
Income tax
80
Property tax
90
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
26
Destination state · Utah
53 D #40/51
Income tax
70
Property tax
83
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
0

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 Provo-Orem-Lehi to maintain the same purchasing power.

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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