Morristown → El Paso
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Morristown to El Paso is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 86.4 to 89.9 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $56/mo.
- +$1,708
- BLS median salary higher in El Paso
- 602 to 395
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 15.3:1 to 14.7:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $294
- DOL infant care lower / yr in El Paso
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
- + Lower violent crime rate
Cons of Moving
- - 4% higher cost of living
- - $56/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 86.4 to 89.9 (ratio 1.04), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $56/mo ($672/yr) from $1,135 in Morristown to $1,191 in El Paso.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 3 origin wins); priorities decide this move. El Paso sits #309 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Morristown is #184/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $1,708 higher ($56,102 → $57,810). Labor-market size: 40,720 tracked jobs at origin vs 331,390 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: Tennessee 66 (C, #17/51) vs Texas 65 (C, #19/51). 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
- 100
- Property tax
- 80
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 36
- Income tax
- 100
- Property tax
- 55
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 44
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