Shreveport-Bossier City → Bangor
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Shreveport-Bossier City to Bangor is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 84.8 to 96.5 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $281/mo.
- +$8,198
- BLS median salary higher in Bangor
- 410 to 102
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 16.8:1 to 11.1:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $3,929
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Bangor
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
- + $8K higher median salary
- + Lower violent crime rate
- + Better student-teacher ratios
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - 12% higher cost of living
- - $281/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - More expensive childcare
Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 84.8 to 96.5, so the same paycheck buys less in Bangor (ratio 1.14). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $281/mo ($3,372/yr) from $1,111 in Shreveport-Bossier City to $1,392 in Bangor.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 3 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Bangor sits #23 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). Shreveport-Bossier City is #236/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $8,198 higher ($57,379 → $65,577). Labor-market size: 154,880 tracked jobs at origin vs 66,130 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: Louisiana 67 (C, #15/51) vs Maine 61 (C, #27/51). 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
- 78
- Property tax
- 79
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 8
- Income tax
- 68
- Property tax
- 60
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 100
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