Manhattan → Odessa
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Manhattan to Odessa is unfavorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 90.2 to 93.9 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $547/mo.
- +$2,121
- BLS median salary higher in Odessa
- 456 to 395
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 13.8:1 to 14.7:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $1,783
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Odessa
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
Cons of Moving
- - 4% higher cost of living
- - $547/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - More expensive childcare
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 90.2 to 93.9 (ratio 1.04), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $547/mo ($6,564/yr) from $1,048 in Manhattan to $1,595 in Odessa.
Manhattan still leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. Odessa sits #289 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Manhattan is #133/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Unfavorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $2,121 higher ($60,825 → $62,946). Labor-market size: 45,880 tracked jobs at origin vs 73,580 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: Kansas 63 (C, #21/51) 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
- 68
- Property tax
- 61
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 54
- 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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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