Pocatello → St. Cloud
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Pocatello to St. Cloud is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 88.9 to 87.6 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $33/mo.
- +$13,404
- BLS median salary higher in St. Cloud
- 235 to 259
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 17.1:1 to 15.8:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $4,407
- DOL infant care higher / yr in St. Cloud
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
- + $13K higher median salary
- + Better student-teacher ratios
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - More expensive childcare
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 88.9 to 87.6 (ratio 0.99), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent barely moves ($1,173 → $1,206); the housing line is not the swing factor on this corridor.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 3 origin wins); priorities decide this move. St. Cloud sits #40 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). Pocatello is #92/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $13,404 higher ($59,267 → $72,671). Labor-market size: 29,080 tracked jobs at origin vs 96,960 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Idaho scores 58 (D, #30/51) 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
- 70
- Property tax
- 76
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 24
- 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