Saginaw → Lubbock
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Saginaw to Lubbock is neutral, depends on priorities: BEA regional price parity goes from 90.9 to 91.3 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $144/mo.
- -$6,430
- BLS median salary lower in Lubbock
- 431 to 395
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 17.5:1 to 14.7:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $122
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Lubbock
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
- + $144/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + Better student-teacher ratios
Cons of Moving
- - $6K lower median salary
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 90.9 to 91.3 (ratio 1.00), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $144/mo ($1,728/yr) from $1,117 in Saginaw to $973 in Lubbock.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (3 destination wins · 4 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Lubbock sits #105 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). Saginaw is #221/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Neutral, depends on priorities. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $6,430 lower ($63,858 → $57,428). Labor-market size: 72,600 tracked jobs at origin vs 159,410 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: Texas scores 65 (C, #19/51) vs Michigan at 49 (F, #42/51). 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
- 72
- Property tax
- 59
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 16
- 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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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