Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands → San Antonio-New Braunfels
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands to San Antonio-New Braunfels is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 98.6 to 94.7 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $3/mo.
- -$397
- BLS median salary lower in San Antonio-New Braunfels
- 395 to 395
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 14.4:1 to 14.4:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $0
- DOL infant care higher / yr in San Antonio-New Braunfels
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
- + 4% lower cost of living
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 98.6 to 94.7 (ratio 0.96), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent barely moves ($1,095 → $1,098); the housing line is not the swing factor on this corridor.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (1 destination wins · 2 origin wins); priorities decide this move. San Antonio-New Braunfels sits #222 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands is #248/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $397 lower ($69,330 → $68,933). Labor-market size: 3,246,270 tracked jobs at origin vs 1,113,320 at destination.
Both metros sit in Texas: state retirement score 65 (C, #19/51) - tax posture does not change with this move. 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
- 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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San Antonio-New Braunfels 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