Mobile → Flint
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Mobile to Flint is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 88.1 to 93.0 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $50/mo.
- +$1,183
- BLS median salary higher in Flint
- 376 to 431
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 17.7:1 to 17.5:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $548
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Flint
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.
Cons of Moving
- - 5% higher cost of living
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 88.1 to 93.0, so the same paycheck buys less in Flint (ratio 1.06). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $50/mo ($600/yr) from $1,083 in Mobile to $1,033 in Flint.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (3 destination wins · 4 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Flint sits #168 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Mobile is #136/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $1,183 higher ($61,106 → $62,289). Labor-market size: 162,680 tracked jobs at origin vs 121,050 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Alabama scores 75 (B, #5/51) vs Michigan at 49 (F, #42/51). 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
- 90
- Property tax
- 92
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 20
- Income tax
- 72
- Property tax
- 59
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 16
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 Mobile to see what you'd need to earn in Flint to maintain the same purchasing power.
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