San Angelo → Athens-Clarke County
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from San Angelo to Athens-Clarke County is strongly favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 92.5 to 93.3 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $8/mo.
- +$6,987
- BLS median salary higher in Athens-Clarke County
- 395 to 300
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 14.7:1 to 14.4:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $975
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Athens-Clarke County
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
- + $7K higher median salary
- + Lower violent crime rate
- + Fewer environmental violations
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 92.5 to 93.3 (ratio 1.01), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent barely moves ($1,339 → $1,331); the housing line is not the swing factor on this corridor.
Athens-Clarke County leads on 6 of 7 federal dimensions, a destination-heavy ledger. Athens-Clarke County sits #210 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). San Angelo is #312/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Strongly Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $6,987 higher ($54,384 → $61,371). Labor-market size: 43,790 tracked jobs at origin vs 82,710 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: Texas 65 (C, #19/51) vs Georgia 68 (C, #10/51). 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
- 100
- Property tax
- 55
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 44
- Income tax
- 88
- Property tax
- 74
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 48
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 San Angelo to see what you'd need to earn in Athens-Clarke County to maintain the same purchasing power.
Athens-Clarke County 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