Sherman-Denison → Sumter

Moving from Sherman-Denison to Sumter shifts your BEA Regional Price Parity from 93.8 to 88.0 (100 = US average), so a Sherman-Denison salary needs to be multiplied by 0.94 to hold the same purchasing power in Sumter. On rent, HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom goes from $1,351/month in Sherman-Denison to $1,276/month in Sumter - a lower monthly bill of $75, or $900/year. That rent delta alone is often the single biggest line item when relocating.

Wages tell the other half. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics report a median salary of $57,841 in Sherman-Denison versus $56,027 in Sumter - a raw gap of $1,814 lower. The Sumter labor market has 28,110 tracked jobs against 45,700 in Sherman-Denison, shaping how easy it is to find a comparable role. Combine that with the cost-of-living shift above and you get the real purchasing-power delta, sometimes a "higher salary" is actually a pay cut once rent and RPP are applied.

Safety, schools, and childcare round out the move. FBI UCR violent crime rates near Sherman-Denison and Sumter are 395 and 439 per 100,000 (state-level). NCES student-teacher ratios run 14.7:1 at origin versus 14.3:1 at destination. DOL center-based infant care costs $7,566/year in Sherman-Denison versus $7,732/year in Sumter. Our composite verdict - Strongly Favorable - weighs all seven federal sources; the dimension table below lets you override that with your personal priorities.