Tyler → Lewiston

Moving from Tyler to Lewiston shifts your BEA Regional Price Parity from 92.2 to 91.2 (100 = US average), so a Tyler salary needs to be multiplied by 0.99 to hold the same purchasing power in Lewiston. On rent, HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom goes from $1,338/month in Tyler to $1,220/month in Lewiston - a lower monthly bill of $118, or $1,416/year. That rent delta alone is often the single biggest line item when relocating.

Wages tell the other half. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics report a median salary of $58,224 in Tyler versus $59,266 in Lewiston - a raw gap of $1,042 higher. The Lewiston labor market has 22,910 tracked jobs against 107,840 in Tyler, shaping how easy it is to find a comparable role. Combine that with the cost-of-living shift above and you get the real purchasing-power delta, sometimes a "higher salary" is actually a pay cut once rent and RPP are applied.

Safety, schools, and childcare round out the move. FBI UCR violent crime rates near Tyler and Lewiston are 395 and 235 per 100,000 (state-level). NCES student-teacher ratios run 14.7:1 at origin versus 17.1:1 at destination. DOL center-based infant care costs $7,566/year in Tyler versus $7,315/year in Lewiston. Our composite verdict - Favorable - weighs all seven federal sources; the dimension table below lets you override that with your personal priorities.