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Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin → Denver-Aurora-Centennial

Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources

Should you move?

Moving from Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin to Denver-Aurora-Centennial is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 96.3 to 105.8 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $359/mo.

+$10,663
BLS median salary higher in Denver-Aurora-Centennial
602 to 481
violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
15.2:1 to 15.7:1
NCES student-teacher ratio
$4,961
DOL infant care higher / yr in Denver-Aurora-Centennial

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 → 105.8
Rent Delta: +$359/mo

Pros of Moving

  • + $11K higher median salary
  • + Lower violent crime rate

Cons of Moving

  • - 9% higher cost of living
  • - $359/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
  • - More expensive childcare
  • - More environmental violations

Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 96.3 to 105.8, so the same paycheck buys less in Denver-Aurora-Centennial (ratio 1.10). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $359/mo ($4,308/yr) from $1,730 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin to $2,089 in Denver-Aurora-Centennial.

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin still leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. Denver-Aurora-Centennial sits #377 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 $10,663 higher ($67,856 → $78,519). Labor-market size: 1,079,340 tracked jobs at origin vs 1,580,940 at destination.

State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Tennessee scores 66 (C, #17/51) vs Colorado at 46 (F, #44/51). Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.

Dimension
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
Denver-Aurora-Centennial
Winner
Cost of Living
RPP 96.3
RPP 105.8
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
Rent (2BR)
$1,730/mo
$2,089/mo
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
Wages
$67,856
$78,519
Denver-Aurora-Centennial
Crime
602 per 100K
481 per 100K
Denver-Aurora-Centennial
Schools
15.2:1
15.7:1
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
Childcare
$7,860/yr
$12,821/yr
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
Environment
1192 violations
5561 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 · Colorado
46 F #44/51
Income tax
80
Property tax
90
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
26

Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).

Salary Adjustment Calculator

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Denver-Aurora-Centennial 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