Rome Tyler

Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources

Should you move?

Moving from Rome to Tyler is unfavorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 90.2 to 92.2 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $146/mo.

-$1,194
BLS median salary lower in Tyler
300 to 395
violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
14.4:1 to 14.7:1
NCES student-teacher ratio
$975
DOL infant care higher / yr in Tyler

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
Unfavorable
Cost Index: 90.2 → 92.2
Rent Delta: +$146/mo

Cons of Moving

  • - $146/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
  • - Higher violent crime rate
  • - More environmental violations

Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 90.2 to 92.2 (ratio 1.02), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $146/mo ($1,752/yr) from $1,192 in Rome to $1,338 in Tyler.

Rome still leads on 7 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. Tyler sits #272 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Rome is #71/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Unfavorable. Override it with the dimension table below.

BLS OEWS median salary moves $1,194 lower ($59,418 → $58,224). Labor-market size: 36,420 tracked jobs at origin vs 107,840 at destination.

State retirement friendliness is near-even: Georgia 68 (C, #10/51) vs Texas 65 (C, #19/51). Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.

Dimension
Rome
Tyler
Winner
Cost of Living
RPP 90.2
RPP 92.2
Rome
Rent (2BR)
$1,192/mo
$1,338/mo
Rome
Wages
$59,418
$58,224
Rome
Crime
300 per 100K
395 per 100K
Rome
Schools
14.4:1
14.7:1
Rome
Childcare
$6,591/yr
$7,566/yr
Rome
Environment
2771 violations
35693 violations
Rome

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 · Georgia
68 C #10/51
Income tax
88
Property tax
74
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
48
Destination state · Texas
65 C #19/51
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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Equivalent salary in Tyler
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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