Odessa → Mansfield
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Odessa to Mansfield is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 93.9 to 88.9 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $622/mo.
- -$3,780
- BLS median salary lower in Mansfield
- 395 to 293
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 14.7:1 to 18.2:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $4,225
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Mansfield
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
- + 5% lower cost of living
- + $622/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + Lower violent crime rate
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - $4K lower median salary
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More expensive childcare
Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP falls from 93.9 to 88.9, so each dollar covers more in Mansfield (ratio 0.95). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $622/mo ($7,464/yr) from $1,595 in Odessa to $973 in Mansfield.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 3 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Mansfield sits #128 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Odessa is #289/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $3,780 lower ($62,946 → $59,166). Labor-market size: 73,580 tracked jobs at origin vs 42,920 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: Texas 65 (C, #19/51) vs Ohio 59 (D, #29/51). 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
- 72
- Property tax
- 57
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 10
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