Jonesboro → College Station-Bryan
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Jonesboro to College Station-Bryan is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 85.9 to 91.0 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $146/mo.
- +$6,779
- BLS median salary higher in College Station-Bryan
- 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
- + $7K higher median salary
- + Lower violent crime rate
Cons of Moving
- - 5% higher cost of living
- - $146/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 85.9 to 91.0, so the same paycheck buys less in College Station-Bryan (ratio 1.06). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $146/mo ($1,752/yr) from $1,040 in Jonesboro to $1,186 in College Station-Bryan.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (2 destination wins · 4 origin wins); priorities decide this move. College Station-Bryan sits #95 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). Jonesboro is #74/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $6,779 higher ($55,412 → $62,191). Labor-market size: 55,350 tracked jobs at origin vs 118,500 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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College Station-Bryan 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