Savannah Asheville

Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources

Should you move?

Moving from Savannah to Asheville is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 95.2 to 96.5 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $113/mo.

+$1,509
BLS median salary higher in Asheville
300 to 365
violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
14.4:1 to 15.8:1
NCES student-teacher ratio
$2,896
DOL infant care higher / yr in Asheville

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.

Verdict
Less Favorable
Cost Index: 95.2 → 96.5
Rent Delta: -$113/mo

Pros of Moving

  • + $113/mo cheaper rent (2BR)

Cons of Moving

  • - Higher violent crime rate
  • - Higher student-teacher ratios
  • - More expensive childcare

Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 95.2 to 96.5 (ratio 1.01), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $113/mo ($1,356/yr) from $1,680 in Savannah to $1,567 in Asheville.

Savannah still leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. Asheville sits #262 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 $1,509 higher ($62,840 → $64,349). Labor-market size: 180,810 tracked jobs at origin vs 172,630 at destination.

State retirement friendliness is near-even: Georgia 68 (C, #10/51) vs North Carolina 68 (C, #13/51). Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.

Dimension
Savannah
Asheville
Winner
Cost of Living
RPP 95.2
RPP 96.5
Savannah
Rent (2BR)
$1,680/mo
$1,567/mo
Asheville
Wages
$62,840
$64,349
Asheville
Crime
300 per 100K
365 per 100K
Savannah
Schools
14.4:1
15.8:1
Savannah
Childcare
$6,591/yr
$9,487/yr
Savannah
Environment
2771 violations
3120 violations
Savannah

State retirement friendliness

Primary-state scores from PlainRelocate's retirement registry (tax + healthcare + climate composite). Metro pairs use each metro's primary state abbreviation.

Origin state · Georgia
68 C #10/51
Income tax
88
Property tax
74
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
48
Destination state · North Carolina
68 C #13/51
Income tax
68
Property tax
66
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
30

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