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Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin → Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington

Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources

Should you move?

Moving from Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin to Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 96.3 to 103.1 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $201/mo.

+$5,620
BLS median salary higher in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
602 to 395
violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
15.2:1 to 14.4:1
NCES student-teacher ratio
$294
DOL infant care lower / yr in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington

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.

Verdict
Less Favorable
Cost Index: 96.3 → 103.1
Rent Delta: +$201/mo

Pros of Moving

  • + $6K higher median salary
  • + Lower violent crime rate

Cons of Moving

  • - 7% higher cost of living
  • - $201/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
  • - More environmental violations

Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 96.3 to 103.1, so the same paycheck buys less in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (ratio 1.07). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $201/mo ($2,412/yr) from $1,730 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin to $1,931 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington.

The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 3 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington sits #351 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is #337/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.

BLS OEWS median salary moves $5,620 higher ($67,856 → $73,476). Labor-market size: 1,079,340 tracked jobs at origin vs 4,019,090 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.

Dimension
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
Winner
Cost of Living
RPP 96.3
RPP 103.1
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
Rent (2BR)
$1,730/mo
$1,931/mo
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
Wages
$67,856
$73,476
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
Crime
602 per 100K
395 per 100K
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
Schools
15.2:1
14.4:1
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
Childcare
$7,860/yr
$7,566/yr
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
Environment
1192 violations
35693 violations
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin

State retirement friendliness

Primary-state scores from PlainRelocate's retirement registry (tax + healthcare + climate composite). Metro pairs use each metro's primary state abbreviation.

Origin state · Tennessee
66 C #17/51
Income tax
100
Property tax
80
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
36
Destination state · Texas
65 C #19/51
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

Enter your current salary in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin to see what you'd need to earn in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington to maintain the same purchasing power.

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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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