Montgomery → Hammond
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Montgomery to Hammond is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 89.7 to 84.5 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $83/mo.
- -$3,002
- BLS median salary lower in Hammond
- 376 to 410
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 17.7:1 to 16.8:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $500
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Hammond
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
- + 5% lower cost of living
Cons of Moving
- - $83/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - $3K lower median salary
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP falls from 89.7 to 84.5, so each dollar covers more in Hammond (ratio 0.94). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $83/mo ($996/yr) from $1,016 in Montgomery to $1,099 in Hammond.
Montgomery still leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. Hammond sits #261 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Montgomery is #101/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $3,002 lower ($58,388 → $55,386). Labor-market size: 157,200 tracked jobs at origin vs 41,250 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Alabama scores 75 (B, #5/51) vs Louisiana at 67 (C, #15/51). 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
- 78
- Property tax
- 79
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 8
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