Glens Falls → Eagle Pass
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Pros of Moving
- + 11% lower cost of living
- + $375/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + More affordable childcare
Cons of Moving
- - $21K lower median salary
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More environmental violations
Moving from Glens Falls to Eagle Pass shifts your BEA Regional Price Parity from 94.9 to 83.8 (100 = US average), so a Glens Falls salary needs to be multiplied by 0.88 to hold the same purchasing power in Eagle Pass. On rent, HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom goes from $1,348/month in Glens Falls to $973/month in Eagle Pass - a lower monthly bill of $375, or $4,500/year. That rent delta alone is often the single biggest line item when relocating.
Wages tell the other half. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics report a median salary of $66,652 in Glens Falls versus $45,947 in Eagle Pass - a raw gap of $20,705 lower. The Eagle Pass labor market has 10,930 tracked jobs against 44,620 in Glens Falls, shaping how easy it is to find a comparable role. Combine that with the cost-of-living shift above and you get the real purchasing-power delta, sometimes a "higher salary" is actually a pay cut once rent and RPP are applied.
Safety, schools, and childcare round out the move. FBI UCR violent crime rates near Glens Falls and Eagle Pass are 380 and 395 per 100,000 (state-level). NCES student-teacher ratios run 11.8:1 at origin versus 14.7:1 at destination. DOL center-based infant care costs $13,869/year in Glens Falls versus $7,566/year in Eagle Pass. Our composite verdict - Neutral — Depends on Priorities - weighs all seven federal sources; the dimension table below lets you override that with your personal priorities.
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Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026
Data Sources
- Cost of Living: Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Regional Price Parities
- Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR)
- Wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES)
- Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) - state level
- Schools: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- Childcare: Department of Labor (DOL) - state level
- Environment: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.