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St. Louis → Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin

Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources

Should you move?

Moving from St. Louis to Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 95.1 to 96.3 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $814/mo.

-$218
BLS median salary lower in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
463 to 602
violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
12.2:1 to 15.2:1
NCES student-teacher ratio

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.

Verdict
Less Favorable
Cost Index: 95.1 → 96.3
Rent Delta: +$814/mo

Pros of Moving

  • + Fewer environmental violations

Cons of Moving

  • - $814/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
  • - Higher violent crime rate
  • - Higher student-teacher ratios

Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 95.1 to 96.3 (ratio 1.01), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $814/mo ($9,768/yr) from $916 in St. Louis to $1,730 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin.

St. Louis still leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin sits #337 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). St. Louis is #182/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.

BLS OEWS median salary moves $218 lower ($68,074 → $67,856). Labor-market size: 1,311,920 tracked jobs at origin vs 1,079,340 at destination.

State retirement friendliness is near-even: Missouri 68 (C, #12/51) vs Tennessee 66 (C, #17/51). Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.

Dimension
St. Louis
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
Winner
Cost of Living
RPP 95.1
RPP 96.3
St. Louis
Rent (2BR)
$916/mo
$1,730/mo
St. Louis
Wages
$68,074
$67,856
St. Louis
Crime
463 per 100K
602 per 100K
St. Louis
Schools
12.2:1
15.2:1
St. Louis
Childcare
N/A
$7,860/yr
Tie
Environment
6737 violations
1192 violations
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin

State retirement friendliness

Primary-state scores from PlainRelocate's retirement registry (tax + healthcare + climate composite). Metro pairs use each metro's primary state abbreviation.

Origin state · Missouri
68 C #12/51
Income tax
82
Property tax
68
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
80
Destination state · Tennessee
66 C #17/51
Income tax
100
Property tax
80
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
36

Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).

Salary Adjustment Calculator

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Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 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