Montgomery → Daphne-Fairhope-Foley
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Montgomery to Daphne-Fairhope-Foley is unfavorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 89.7 to 94.7 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $329/mo.
- -$2,727
- BLS median salary lower in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley
- 376 to 376
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 17.7:1 to 17.7:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $0
- DOL infant care higher / 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.
Cons of Moving
- - 5% higher cost of living
- - $329/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - $3K lower median salary
Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 89.7 to 94.7, so the same paycheck buys less in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley (ratio 1.06). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $329/mo ($3,948/yr) from $1,016 in Montgomery to $1,345 in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (0 destination wins · 3 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Daphne-Fairhope-Foley sits #296 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Montgomery is #101/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Unfavorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $2,727 lower ($58,388 → $55,661). Labor-market size: 157,200 tracked jobs at origin vs 79,420 at destination.
Both metros sit in Alabama: state retirement score 75 (B, #5/51) - 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
- 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