McAllen-Edinburg-Mission → Slidell-Mandeville-Covington
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from McAllen-Edinburg-Mission to Slidell-Mandeville-Covington is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 85.9 to 92.7 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $271/mo.
- +$5,093
- BLS median salary higher in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington
- 395 to 410
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 14.7:1 to 16.8:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $170
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington
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
- + $5K higher median salary
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - 7% higher cost of living
- - $271/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 85.9 to 92.7, so the same paycheck buys less in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington (ratio 1.08). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $271/mo ($3,252/yr) from $1,060 in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission to $1,331 in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (3 destination wins · 4 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Slidell-Mandeville-Covington sits #349 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is #242/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $5,093 higher ($55,404 → $60,497). Labor-market size: 289,460 tracked jobs at origin vs 89,220 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: Texas 65 (C, #19/51) vs Louisiana 67 (C, #15/51). 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
- 100
- Property tax
- 55
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 44
- Income tax
- 78
- Property tax
- 79
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 8
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
Enter your current salary in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission to see what you'd need to earn in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington to maintain the same purchasing power.
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington 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