Hot Springs → Lubbock
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Hot Springs to Lubbock is neutral, depends on priorities: BEA regional price parity goes from 85.7 to 91.3 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $117/mo.
- +$5,579
- BLS median salary higher in Lubbock
- 580 to 395
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 13.6:1 to 14.7:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
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
- + $117/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + $6K higher median salary
- + Lower violent crime rate
Cons of Moving
- - 6% higher cost of living
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 85.7 to 91.3, so the same paycheck buys less in Lubbock (ratio 1.07). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $117/mo ($1,404/yr) from $1,090 in Hot Springs to $973 in Lubbock.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (3 destination wins · 3 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Lubbock sits #105 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). Hot Springs is #127/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Neutral, depends on priorities. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $5,579 higher ($51,849 → $57,428). Labor-market size: 33,280 tracked jobs at origin vs 159,410 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Arkansas scores 74 (B, #6/51) vs Texas at 65 (C, #19/51). 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
- 75
- Property tax
- 78
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 68
- Income tax
- 100
- Property tax
- 55
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 44
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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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