Louisville/Jefferson County → Saginaw
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Louisville/Jefferson County to Saginaw is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 93.1 to 90.9 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $155/mo.
- -$3,131
- BLS median salary lower in Saginaw
- 225 to 431
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 15.2:1 to 17.5:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $206
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Saginaw
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
- + $155/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - $3K lower median salary
- - Higher violent crime rate
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 93.1 to 90.9 (ratio 0.98), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $155/mo ($1,860/yr) from $1,272 in Louisville/Jefferson County to $1,117 in Saginaw.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (3 destination wins · 4 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Saginaw sits #221 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Louisville/Jefferson County is #194/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $3,131 lower ($66,989 → $63,858). Labor-market size: 667,710 tracked jobs at origin vs 72,600 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Kentucky scores 68 (C, #11/51) vs Michigan at 49 (F, #42/51). 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
- 72
- Property tax
- 73
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 38
- Income tax
- 72
- Property tax
- 59
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 16
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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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