Pocatello → San Antonio-New Braunfels
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Pocatello to San Antonio-New Braunfels is neutral, depends on priorities: BEA regional price parity goes from 88.9 to 94.7 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $75/mo.
- +$9,666
- BLS median salary higher in San Antonio-New Braunfels
- 235 to 395
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 17.1:1 to 14.7:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $251
- DOL infant care higher / yr in San Antonio-New Braunfels
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
- + $75/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + $10K higher median salary
- + Better student-teacher ratios
Cons of Moving
- - 6% higher cost of living
- - Higher violent crime rate
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 88.9 to 94.7, so the same paycheck buys less in San Antonio-New Braunfels (ratio 1.07). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $75/mo ($900/yr) from $1,173 in Pocatello to $1,098 in San Antonio-New Braunfels.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (3 destination wins · 4 origin wins); priorities decide this move. San Antonio-New Braunfels sits #222 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Pocatello is #92/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Neutral, depends on priorities. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $9,666 higher ($59,267 → $68,933). Labor-market size: 29,080 tracked jobs at origin vs 1,113,320 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: Idaho 58 (D, #30/51) 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
- 70
- Property tax
- 76
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 24
- 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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San Antonio-New Braunfels 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