Monroe → Daphne-Fairhope-Foley
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Monroe to Daphne-Fairhope-Foley is neutral, depends on priorities: BEA regional price parity goes from 93.5 to 94.7 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $19/mo.
- -$7,863
- BLS median salary lower in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley
- 431 to 376
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 17.5:1 to 17.7:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $548
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley
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
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - $8K lower median salary
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 93.5 to 94.7 (ratio 1.01), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent barely moves ($1,326 → $1,345); the housing line is not the swing factor on this corridor.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (3 destination wins · 4 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Daphne-Fairhope-Foley sits #296 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Monroe is #226/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Neutral, depends on priorities. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $7,863 lower ($63,524 → $55,661). Labor-market size: 35,090 tracked jobs at origin vs 79,420 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: 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
- 72
- Property tax
- 59
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 16
- Income tax
- 90
- Property tax
- 92
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 20
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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Daphne-Fairhope-Foley 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