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Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue → Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin

Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources

Should you move?

Moving from Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue to Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is strongly favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 111.1 to 96.3 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $771/mo.

-$24,694
BLS median salary lower in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
329 to 602
violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
17.7:1 to 15.2:1
NCES student-teacher ratio
$8,127
DOL infant care lower / yr in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin

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
Strongly Favorable
Cost Index: 111.1 → 96.3
Rent Delta: -$771/mo

Pros of Moving

  • + 15% lower cost of living
  • + $771/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
  • + Better student-teacher ratios
  • + More affordable childcare
  • + Fewer environmental violations

Cons of Moving

  • - $25K lower median salary
  • - Higher violent crime rate

Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP falls from 111.1 to 96.3, so each dollar covers more in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin (ratio 0.87). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $771/mo ($9,252/yr) from $2,501 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue to $1,730 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin.

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, a destination-heavy ledger. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin sits #337 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is #324/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Strongly Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.

BLS OEWS median salary moves $24,694 lower ($92,550 → $67,856). Labor-market size: 2,057,860 tracked jobs at origin vs 1,079,340 at destination.

State retirement friendliness favors the destination: Tennessee scores 66 (C, #17/51) vs Washington at 38 (F, #51/51). Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.

Dimension
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
Winner
Cost of Living
RPP 111.1
RPP 96.3
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
Rent (2BR)
$2,501/mo
$1,730/mo
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
Wages
$92,550
$67,856
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
Crime
329 per 100K
602 per 100K
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
Schools
17.7:1
15.2:1
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
Childcare
$15,987/yr
$7,860/yr
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
Environment
2879 violations
1192 violations
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin

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 · Washington
38 F #51/51
Income tax
63
Property tax
63
Estate tax
50
Healthcare
18
Destination state · Tennessee
66 C #17/51
Income tax
100
Property tax
80
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
36

Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).

Salary Adjustment Calculator

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Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 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