San Antonio-New Braunfels → Birmingham
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from San Antonio-New Braunfels to Birmingham is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 94.7 to 91.6 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $168/mo.
- -$5,696
- BLS median salary lower in Birmingham
- 395 to 376
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 14.7:1 to 17.7:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $670
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Birmingham
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
- + 3% lower cost of living
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - $168/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - $6K lower median salary
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 94.7 to 91.6 (ratio 0.97), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $168/mo ($2,016/yr) from $1,098 in San Antonio-New Braunfels to $1,266 in Birmingham.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 3 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Birmingham sits #217 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). San Antonio-New Braunfels is #222/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $5,696 lower ($68,933 → $63,237). Labor-market size: 1,113,320 tracked jobs at origin vs 497,490 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: Alabama scores 75 (B, #5/51) vs Texas at 65 (C, #19/51). 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
- 90
- Property tax
- 92
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 20
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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Birmingham 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