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Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands → Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin

Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources

Should you move?

Moving from Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands to Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 98.6 to 96.3 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $635/mo.

-$1,474
BLS median salary lower in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
395 to 602
violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
14.4:1 to 15.2:1
NCES student-teacher ratio
$294
DOL infant care higher / yr in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin

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
Less Favorable
Cost Index: 98.6 → 96.3
Rent Delta: +$635/mo

Pros of Moving

  • + Fewer environmental violations

Cons of Moving

  • - $635/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
  • - Higher violent crime rate

Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 98.6 to 96.3 (ratio 0.98), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $635/mo ($7,620/yr) from $1,095 in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands to $1,730 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin.

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands still leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin sits #337 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands is #248/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.

BLS OEWS median salary moves $1,474 lower ($69,330 → $67,856). Labor-market size: 3,246,270 tracked jobs at origin vs 1,079,340 at destination.

State retirement friendliness is near-even: Texas 65 (C, #19/51) vs Tennessee 66 (C, #17/51). Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.

Dimension
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
Winner
Cost of Living
RPP 98.6
RPP 96.3
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
Rent (2BR)
$1,095/mo
$1,730/mo
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
Wages
$69,330
$67,856
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
Crime
395 per 100K
602 per 100K
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
Schools
14.4:1
15.2:1
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
Childcare
$7,566/yr
$7,860/yr
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
Environment
35693 violations
1192 violations
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin

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 · Texas
65 C #19/51
Income tax
100
Property tax
55
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
44
Destination state · Tennessee
66 C #17/51
Income tax
100
Property tax
80
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
36

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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands to see what you'd need to earn in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin to maintain the same purchasing power.

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See the reverse: Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin → Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 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