Savannah → Athens-Clarke County
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Savannah to Athens-Clarke County is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 95.2 to 93.3 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $349/mo.
- -$1,469
- BLS median salary lower in Athens-Clarke County
- 300 to 300
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 14.4:1 to 14.4:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $0
- DOL infant care higher / 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
- + $349/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 95.2 to 93.3 (ratio 0.98), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $349/mo ($4,188/yr) from $1,680 in Savannah to $1,331 in Athens-Clarke County.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (2 destination wins · 1 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Athens-Clarke County sits #210 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Savannah is #243/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $1,469 lower ($62,840 → $61,371). Labor-market size: 180,810 tracked jobs at origin vs 82,710 at destination.
Both metros sit in Georgia: state retirement score 68 (C, #10/51) - tax posture does not change with this move. 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
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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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