Lubbock → Davenport-Moline-Rock Island

Moving from Lubbock to Davenport-Moline-Rock Island shifts your BEA Regional Price Parity from 91.3 to 89.1 (100 = US average), so a Lubbock salary needs to be multiplied by 0.98 to hold the same purchasing power in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island. On rent, HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom goes from $973/month in Lubbock to $1,143/month in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island - a higher monthly bill of $170, or $2,040/year. That rent delta alone is often the single biggest line item when relocating.

Wages tell the other half. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics report a median salary of $57,428 in Lubbock versus $63,304 in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island - a raw gap of $5,876 higher. The Davenport-Moline-Rock Island labor market has 172,000 tracked jobs against 159,410 in Lubbock, shaping how easy it is to find a comparable role. Combine that with the cost-of-living shift above and you get the real purchasing-power delta, sometimes a "higher salary" is actually a pay cut once rent and RPP are applied.

Safety, schools, and childcare round out the move. FBI UCR violent crime rates near Lubbock and Davenport-Moline-Rock Island are 395 and 238 per 100,000 (state-level). NCES student-teacher ratios run 14.7:1 at origin versus 14.8:1 at destination. DOL center-based infant care costs $7,566/year in Lubbock versus $8,306/year in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island. Our composite verdict - Favorable - weighs all seven federal sources; the dimension table below lets you override that with your personal priorities.