Montgomery → Pittsfield
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Montgomery to Pittsfield is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 89.7 to 95.1 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $610/mo.
- +$14,974
- BLS median salary higher in Pittsfield
- 376 to 309
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 17.7:1 to 12.3:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $13,675
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Pittsfield
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
- + $15K higher median salary
- + Better student-teacher ratios
Cons of Moving
- - 5% higher cost of living
- - $610/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - More expensive childcare
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 89.7 to 95.1, so the same paycheck buys less in Pittsfield (ratio 1.06). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $610/mo ($7,320/yr) from $1,016 in Montgomery to $1,626 in Pittsfield.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (3 destination wins · 4 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Pittsfield sits #53 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top 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 $14,974 higher ($58,388 → $73,362). Labor-market size: 157,200 tracked jobs at origin vs 50,610 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Alabama scores 75 (B, #5/51) vs Massachusetts at 45 (F, #48/51). 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
- 55
- Property tax
- 65
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 84
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
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Pittsfield 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