Shreveport-Bossier City → Topeka
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Shreveport-Bossier City to Topeka is strongly favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 84.8 to 88.8 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $54/mo.
- +$6,770
- BLS median salary higher in Topeka
- 410 to 456
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 16.8:1 to 13.8:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $1,613
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Topeka
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
- + $54/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + $7K higher median salary
- + Better student-teacher ratios
- + More affordable childcare
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - 4% higher cost of living
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 84.8 to 88.8 (ratio 1.05), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $54/mo ($648/yr) from $1,111 in Shreveport-Bossier City to $1,057 in Topeka.
Topeka leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, a destination-heavy ledger. Topeka sits #153 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Shreveport-Bossier City is #236/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Strongly Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $6,770 higher ($57,379 → $64,149). Labor-market size: 154,880 tracked jobs at origin vs 108,560 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: Louisiana 67 (C, #15/51) vs Kansas 63 (C, #21/51). 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
- 61
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 54
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
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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