Redding → Jefferson City
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Redding to Jefferson City is strongly favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 100.7 to 88.0 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $548/mo.
- -$11,057
- BLS median salary lower in Jefferson City
- 477 to 463
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 21.5:1 to 12.8:1
- 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.
Pros of Moving
- + 13% lower cost of living
- + $548/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + Better student-teacher ratios
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - $11K lower median salary
Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP falls from 100.7 to 88.0, so each dollar covers more in Jefferson City (ratio 0.87). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $548/mo ($6,576/yr) from $1,590 in Redding to $1,042 in Jefferson City.
Jefferson City leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, a destination-heavy ledger. Jefferson City sits #90 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). Redding is #353/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Strongly Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $11,057 lower ($70,312 → $59,255). Labor-market size: 65,010 tracked jobs at origin vs 71,510 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: Missouri scores 68 (C, #12/51) vs California at 40 (F, #50/51). 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
- 72
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 4
- Income tax
- 82
- Property tax
- 68
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 80
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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Jefferson City 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