Rome → Longview

Moving from Rome to Longview shifts your BEA Regional Price Parity from 90.2 to 89.5 (100 = US average), so a Rome salary needs to be multiplied by 0.99 to hold the same purchasing power in Longview. On rent, HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom goes from $1,192/month in Rome to $1,199/month in Longview - a higher monthly bill of $7, or $84/year. That rent delta alone is often the single biggest line item when relocating.

Wages tell the other half. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics report a median salary of $59,418 in Rome versus $58,714 in Longview - a raw gap of $704 lower. The Longview labor market has 109,710 tracked jobs against 36,420 in Rome, shaping how easy it is to find a comparable role. Combine that with the cost-of-living shift above and you get the real purchasing-power delta, sometimes a "higher salary" is actually a pay cut once rent and RPP are applied.

Safety, schools, and childcare round out the move. FBI UCR violent crime rates near Rome and Longview are 300 and 395 per 100,000 (state-level). NCES student-teacher ratios run 14.4:1 at origin versus 14.7:1 at destination. DOL center-based infant care costs $6,591/year in Rome versus $7,566/year in Longview. Our composite verdict - Less Favorable - weighs all seven federal sources; the dimension table below lets you override that with your personal priorities.