Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom → Idaho Falls
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom to Idaho Falls is strongly favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 106.7 to 94.4 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $950/mo.
- -$17,726
- BLS median salary lower in Idaho Falls
- 477 to 235
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 21.5:1 to 17.1:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $10,605
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Idaho Falls
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
- + 12% lower cost of living
- + $950/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + Lower violent crime rate
- + Better student-teacher ratios
- + More affordable childcare
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - $18K lower median salary
Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP falls from 106.7 to 94.4, so each dollar covers more in Idaho Falls (ratio 0.89). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $950/mo ($11,400/yr) from $2,255 in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom to $1,305 in Idaho Falls.
Idaho Falls leads on 6 of 7 federal dimensions, a destination-heavy ledger. Idaho Falls sits #178 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom is #376/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Strongly Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $17,726 lower ($81,568 → $63,842). Labor-market size: 1,060,500 tracked jobs at origin vs 72,210 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: Idaho scores 58 (D, #30/51) 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
- 70
- Property tax
- 76
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 24
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
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Idaho Falls 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