Idaho Falls → Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Idaho Falls to Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent is unfavorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 94.4 to 97.7 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $166/mo.
- -$3,203
- BLS median salary lower in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
- 235 to 210
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 17.1:1 to 17.8:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $3,190
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
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.
Cons of Moving
- - 3% higher cost of living
- - $166/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - $3K lower median salary
- - More expensive childcare
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 94.4 to 97.7 (ratio 1.04), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $166/mo ($1,992/yr) from $1,305 in Idaho Falls to $1,471 in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent.
Idaho Falls still leads on 6 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent sits #326 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Idaho Falls is #178/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Unfavorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $3,203 lower ($63,842 → $60,639). Labor-market size: 72,210 tracked jobs at origin vs 181,610 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: Idaho 58 (D, #30/51) vs Florida 62 (C, #23/51). 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
- 70
- Property tax
- 76
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 24
- Income tax
- 100
- Property tax
- 67
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 12
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent 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