Morristown → Owensboro
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Morristown to Owensboro is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 86.4 to 88.6 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $25/mo.
- +$3,479
- BLS median salary higher in Owensboro
- 602 to 225
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 15.3:1 to 15.2:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $622
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Owensboro
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
- + $3K higher median salary
- + Lower violent crime rate
Cons of Moving
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 86.4 to 88.6 (ratio 1.03), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent barely moves ($1,135 → $1,110); the housing line is not the swing factor on this corridor.
Owensboro leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, a destination-heavy ledger. Owensboro sits #106 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). Morristown is #184/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $3,479 higher ($56,102 → $59,581). Labor-market size: 40,720 tracked jobs at origin vs 41,400 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: Tennessee 66 (C, #17/51) vs Kentucky 68 (C, #11/51). 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
- 72
- Property tax
- 73
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 38
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