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Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario → Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin

Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources

Should you move?

Moving from Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario to Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is strongly favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 106.4 to 96.3 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $471/mo.

-$8,798
BLS median salary lower in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
477 to 602
violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
20.8:1 to 15.2:1
NCES student-teacher ratio
$10,060
DOL infant care lower / yr in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin

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
Strongly Favorable
Cost Index: 106.4 → 96.3
Rent Delta: -$471/mo

Pros of Moving

  • + 10% lower cost of living
  • + $471/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
  • + Better student-teacher ratios
  • + More affordable childcare
  • + Fewer environmental violations

Cons of Moving

  • - $9K lower median salary
  • - Higher violent crime rate

Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP falls from 106.4 to 96.3, so each dollar covers more in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin (ratio 0.91). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $471/mo ($5,652/yr) from $2,201 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario to $1,730 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin.

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, a destination-heavy ledger. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin sits #337 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is #385/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Strongly Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.

BLS OEWS median salary moves $8,798 lower ($76,654 → $67,856). Labor-market size: 1,694,510 tracked jobs at origin vs 1,079,340 at destination.

State retirement friendliness favors the destination: Tennessee scores 66 (C, #17/51) vs California at 40 (F, #50/51). Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.

Dimension
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
Winner
Cost of Living
RPP 106.4
RPP 96.3
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
Rent (2BR)
$2,201/mo
$1,730/mo
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
Wages
$76,654
$67,856
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
Crime
477 per 100K
602 per 100K
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
Schools
20.8:1
15.2:1
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
Childcare
$17,920/yr
$7,860/yr
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
Environment
17705 violations
1192 violations
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin

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 · California
40 F #50/51
Income tax
70
Property tax
72
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
4
Destination state · Tennessee
66 C #17/51
Income tax
100
Property tax
80
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
36

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

Salary Adjustment Calculator

Enter your current salary in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario to see what you'd need to earn in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin to maintain the same purchasing power.

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See the reverse: Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin → Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 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