Spokane-Spokane Valley → Kennewick-Richland
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Spokane-Spokane Valley to Kennewick-Richland is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 100.3 to 100.1 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $7/mo.
- +$4,206
- BLS median salary higher in Kennewick-Richland
- 329 to 329
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 17.6:1 to 17.6:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $0
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Kennewick-Richland
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
- + $4K higher median salary
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 100.3 to 100.1 (ratio 1.00), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent barely moves ($1,531 → $1,538); the housing line is not the swing factor on this corridor.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (2 destination wins · 1 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Kennewick-Richland sits #195 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Spokane-Spokane Valley is #298/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $4,206 higher ($74,608 → $78,814). Labor-market size: 246,430 tracked jobs at origin vs 120,710 at destination.
Both metros sit in Washington: state retirement score 38 (F, #51/51) - 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
- 63
- Property tax
- 63
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 18
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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Kennewick-Richland 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