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Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin → Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue

Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources

Should you move?

Moving from Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin to Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is unfavorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 96.3 to 111.1 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $771/mo.

+$24,694
BLS median salary higher in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
602 to 329
violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
15.2:1 to 17.7:1
NCES student-teacher ratio
$8,127
DOL infant care higher / yr in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue

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
Unfavorable
Cost Index: 96.3 → 111.1
Rent Delta: +$771/mo

Pros of Moving

  • + $25K higher median salary
  • + Lower violent crime rate

Cons of Moving

  • - 15% higher cost of living
  • - $771/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
  • - Higher student-teacher ratios
  • - More expensive childcare
  • - More environmental violations

Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 96.3 to 111.1, so the same paycheck buys less in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (ratio 1.15). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $771/mo ($9,252/yr) from $1,730 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin to $2,501 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue.

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin still leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue sits #324 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is #337/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Unfavorable. Override it with the dimension table below.

BLS OEWS median salary moves $24,694 higher ($67,856 → $92,550). Labor-market size: 1,079,340 tracked jobs at origin vs 2,057,860 at destination.

State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Tennessee scores 66 (C, #17/51) vs Washington at 38 (F, #51/51). Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.

Dimension
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
Winner
Cost of Living
RPP 96.3
RPP 111.1
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
Rent (2BR)
$1,730/mo
$2,501/mo
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
Wages
$67,856
$92,550
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
Crime
602 per 100K
329 per 100K
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
Schools
15.2:1
17.7:1
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
Childcare
$7,860/yr
$15,987/yr
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
Environment
1192 violations
2879 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 · Washington
38 F #51/51
Income tax
63
Property tax
63
Estate tax
50
Healthcare
18

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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue to maintain the same purchasing power.

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Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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