Sierra Vista-Douglas → Yuma
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Sierra Vista-Douglas to Yuma is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 89.2 to 92.7 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $125/mo.
- -$1,856
- BLS median salary lower in Yuma
- 429 to 429
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 17:1 to 17:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $0
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Yuma
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.
Cons of Moving
- - 3% higher cost of living
- - $125/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 89.2 to 92.7 (ratio 1.04), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $125/mo ($1,500/yr) from $1,257 in Sierra Vista-Douglas to $1,382 in Yuma.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (0 destination wins · 3 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Yuma sits #308 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Sierra Vista-Douglas is #167/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $1,856 lower ($62,643 → $60,787). Labor-market size: 28,720 tracked jobs at origin vs 61,240 at destination.
Both metros sit in Arizona: state retirement score 53 (D, #37/51) - 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
- 82
- Property tax
- 80
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 22
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
Enter your current salary in Sierra Vista-Douglas to see what you'd need to earn in Yuma to maintain the same purchasing power.
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