Odessa → Mankato
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Odessa to Mankato is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 93.9 to 91.0 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $424/mo.
- +$7,190
- BLS median salary higher in Mankato
- 395 to 259
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 14.7:1 to 15.8:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $4,156
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Mankato
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
- + $424/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + $7K higher median salary
- + Lower violent crime rate
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More expensive childcare
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 93.9 to 91.0 (ratio 0.97), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $424/mo ($5,088/yr) from $1,595 in Odessa to $1,171 in Mankato.
Mankato leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, a destination-heavy ledger. Mankato sits #93 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). Odessa is #289/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $7,190 higher ($62,946 → $70,136). Labor-market size: 73,580 tracked jobs at origin vs 48,900 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Texas scores 65 (C, #19/51) vs Minnesota at 49 (F, #43/51). 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
- 55
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 44
- Income tax
- 60
- Property tax
- 62
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 34
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