Kennewick-Richland → Springfield
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Kennewick-Richland to Springfield is neutral, depends on priorities: BEA regional price parity goes from 100.1 to 96.1 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $196/mo.
- -$6,397
- BLS median salary lower in Springfield
- 329 to 309
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 17.6:1 to 12.3:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $4,584
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Springfield
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
- + Better student-teacher ratios
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - $196/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - $6K lower median salary
- - More expensive childcare
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 100.1 to 96.1 (ratio 0.96), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $196/mo ($2,352/yr) from $1,538 in Kennewick-Richland to $1,734 in Springfield.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 3 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Springfield sits #81 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). Kennewick-Richland is #195/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Neutral, depends on priorities. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $6,397 lower ($78,814 → $72,417). Labor-market size: 120,710 tracked jobs at origin vs 191,450 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: Washington 38 (F, #51/51) vs Massachusetts 45 (F, #48/51). 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
- 63
- Property tax
- 63
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 18
- Income tax
- 55
- Property tax
- 65
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 84
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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Springfield 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