Savannah → Ann Arbor
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Savannah to Ann Arbor is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 95.2 to 100.9 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $24/mo.
- +$10,318
- BLS median salary higher in Ann Arbor
- 300 to 431
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 14.4:1 to 17.5:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $853
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Ann Arbor
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
- + $10K higher median salary
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - 6% higher cost of living
- - Higher violent crime rate
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 95.2 to 100.9, so the same paycheck buys less in Ann Arbor (ratio 1.06). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent barely moves ($1,680 → $1,656); the housing line is not the swing factor on this corridor.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (3 destination wins · 4 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Ann Arbor sits #316 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Savannah is #243/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $10,318 higher ($62,840 → $73,158). Labor-market size: 180,810 tracked jobs at origin vs 207,930 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Georgia scores 68 (C, #10/51) 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
- 88
- Property tax
- 74
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 48
- Income tax
- 72
- Property tax
- 59
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 16
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 Savannah to see what you'd need to earn in Ann Arbor to maintain the same purchasing power.
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