Greensboro-High Point → Colorado Springs
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Pros of Moving
- + $9K higher median salary
Cons of Moving
- - 8% higher cost of living
- - $405/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - Higher violent crime rate
- - More expensive childcare
- - More environmental violations
Moving from Greensboro-High Point to Colorado Springs shifts your BEA Regional Price Parity from 92.9 to 100.7 (100 = US average), so a Greensboro-High Point salary needs to be multiplied by 1.08 to hold the same purchasing power in Colorado Springs. On rent, HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom goes from $1,330/month in Greensboro-High Point to $1,735/month in Colorado Springs - a higher monthly bill of $405, or $4,860/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 $63,721 in Greensboro-High Point versus $72,907 in Colorado Springs - a raw gap of $9,186 higher. The Colorado Springs labor market has 304,920 tracked jobs against 357,440 in Greensboro-High Point, 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 Greensboro-High Point and Colorado Springs are 365 and 481 per 100,000 (state-level). NCES student-teacher ratios run 15.8:1 at origin versus 16.6:1 at destination. DOL center-based infant care costs $9,487/year in Greensboro-High Point versus $12,821/year in Colorado Springs. Our composite verdict - Unfavorable - 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.