Midland → Sherman-Denison
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Midland to Sherman-Denison is neutral, depends on priorities: BEA regional price parity goes from 95.8 to 93.8 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $421/mo.
- -$12,171
- BLS median salary lower in Sherman-Denison
- 395 to 395
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 14.7:1 to 14.7:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $0
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Sherman-Denison
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
- + $421/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
Cons of Moving
- - $12K lower median salary
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 95.8 to 93.8 (ratio 0.98), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $421/mo ($5,052/yr) from $1,772 in Midland to $1,351 in Sherman-Denison.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (2 destination wins · 1 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Sherman-Denison sits #328 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Midland is #290/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Neutral, depends on priorities. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $12,171 lower ($70,012 → $57,841). Labor-market size: 113,700 tracked jobs at origin vs 45,700 at destination.
Both metros sit in Texas: state retirement score 65 (C, #19/51) - tax posture does not change with this move. 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
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 Midland to see what you'd need to earn in Sherman-Denison to maintain the same purchasing power.
Sherman-Denison 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