Las Cruces → Killeen-Temple
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Las Cruces to Killeen-Temple is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 90.2 to 91.1 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $191/mo.
- -$2,538
- BLS median salary lower in Killeen-Temple
- 697 to 395
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 14:1 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
- + Lower violent crime rate
Cons of Moving
- - $191/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - $3K lower median salary
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 90.2 to 91.1 (ratio 1.01), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $191/mo ($2,292/yr) from $1,042 in Las Cruces to $1,233 in Killeen-Temple.
Las Cruces still leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. Killeen-Temple sits #238 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Las Cruces is #191/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $2,538 lower ($62,792 → $60,254). Labor-market size: 72,370 tracked jobs at origin vs 141,070 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: New Mexico 59 (D, #28/51) vs Texas 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
- 78
- Property tax
- 77
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 50
- 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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Killeen-Temple 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