Paducah → Laredo
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Paducah to Laredo is unfavorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 86.1 to 87.0 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $192/mo.
- -$9,022
- BLS median salary lower in Laredo
- 225 to 395
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 15.2:1 to 14.7:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $328
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Laredo
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.
Cons of Moving
- - $192/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - $9K lower median salary
- - Higher violent crime rate
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 86.1 to 87.0 (ratio 1.01), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $192/mo ($2,304/yr) from $969 in Paducah to $1,161 in Laredo.
Paducah still leads on 6 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. Laredo sits #205 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Paducah is #38/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Unfavorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $9,022 lower ($62,516 → $53,494). Labor-market size: 43,110 tracked jobs at origin vs 102,920 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: Kentucky 68 (C, #11/51) vs Texas 65 (C, #19/51). 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
- 72
- Property tax
- 73
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 38
- Income tax
- 100
- Property tax
- 55
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 44
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