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Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington → Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources

Should you move?

Moving from Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington to Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom is unfavorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 102.6 to 106.7 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $445/mo.

+$7,308
BLS median salary higher in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
250 to 477
violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
13:1 to 20.8:1
NCES student-teacher ratio

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: 102.6 → 106.7
Rent Delta: +$445/mo

Pros of Moving

  • + $7K higher median salary

Cons of Moving

  • - 4% higher cost of living
  • - $445/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
  • - Higher violent crime rate
  • - Higher student-teacher ratios
  • - More environmental violations

Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 102.6 to 106.7 (ratio 1.04), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $445/mo ($5,340/yr) from $1,810 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington to $2,255 in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington still leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom sits #376 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is #279/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Unfavorable. Override it with the dimension table below.

BLS OEWS median salary moves $7,308 higher ($74,260 → $81,568). Labor-market size: 2,874,190 tracked jobs at origin vs 1,060,500 at destination.

State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Pennsylvania scores 65 (C, #18/51) vs California at 40 (F, #50/51). Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.

Dimension
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
Winner
Cost of Living
RPP 102.6
RPP 106.7
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
Rent (2BR)
$1,810/mo
$2,255/mo
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
Wages
$74,260
$81,568
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
Crime
250 per 100K
477 per 100K
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
Schools
13:1
20.8:1
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
Childcare
N/A
$17,920/yr
Tie
Environment
5292 violations
17705 violations
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington

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 · Pennsylvania
65 C #18/51
Income tax
95
Property tax
58
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
72
Destination state · California
40 F #50/51
Income tax
70
Property tax
72
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
4

Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).

Salary Adjustment Calculator

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Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom 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