New Haven → Memphis
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from New Haven to Memphis is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 104.6 to 92.2 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $695/mo.
- -$13,092
- BLS median salary lower in Memphis
- 139 to 602
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 12.1:1 to 15.3:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $9,267
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Memphis
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
- + 12% lower cost of living
- + $695/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + More affordable childcare
Cons of Moving
- - $13K lower median salary
- - Higher violent crime rate
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP falls from 104.6 to 92.2, so each dollar covers more in Memphis (ratio 0.88). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $695/mo ($8,340/yr) from $1,969 in New Haven to $1,274 in Memphis.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (3 destination wins · 4 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Memphis sits #300 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). New Haven is #98/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $13,092 lower ($78,194 → $65,102). Labor-market size: 261,300 tracked jobs at origin vs 597,090 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: Tennessee scores 66 (C, #17/51) vs Connecticut at 52 (D, #41/51). 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
- 62
- Property tax
- 50
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 86
- Income tax
- 100
- Property tax
- 80
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 36
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