Lawton → Macon-Bibb County
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Lawton to Macon-Bibb County is strongly favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 85.9 to 88.5 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $306/mo.
- +$2,287
- BLS median salary higher in Macon-Bibb County
- 428 to 300
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 16.1:1 to 14.4:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $4,075
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Macon-Bibb County
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
- + $2K higher median salary
- + Lower violent crime rate
- + Better student-teacher ratios
- + More affordable childcare
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - $306/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 85.9 to 88.5 (ratio 1.03), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $306/mo ($3,672/yr) from $1,001 in Lawton to $1,307 in Macon-Bibb County.
Macon-Bibb County leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, a destination-heavy ledger. Macon-Bibb County sits #177 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Lawton is #161/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Strongly Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $2,287 higher ($56,942 → $59,229). Labor-market size: 36,440 tracked jobs at origin vs 88,060 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: Oklahoma 68 (C, #14/51) vs Georgia 68 (C, #10/51). 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
- 70
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 28
- Income tax
- 88
- Property tax
- 74
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 48
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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Macon-Bibb County 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