Medford → Billings
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Medford to Billings is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 101.4 to 93.5 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $113/mo.
- -$3,339
- BLS median salary lower in Billings
- 335 to 426
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 17.6:1 to 11.8:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $1,173
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Billings
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
- + 8% lower cost of living
- + $113/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + Better student-teacher ratios
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - $3K lower median salary
- - Higher violent crime rate
Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP falls from 101.4 to 93.5, so each dollar covers more in Billings (ratio 0.92). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $113/mo ($1,356/yr) from $1,530 in Medford to $1,417 in Billings.
Billings leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, a destination-heavy ledger. Billings sits #188 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Medford is #313/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $3,339 lower ($67,561 → $64,222). Labor-market size: 82,860 tracked jobs at origin vs 86,460 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: Montana scores 53 (D, #38/51) vs Oregon at 41 (F, #49/51). 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
- 62
- Property tax
- 64
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 14
- Income tax
- 62
- Property tax
- 68
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 82
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