Wausau → Clarksville
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Wausau to Clarksville is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 92.7 to 90.9 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $199/mo.
- -$5,185
- BLS median salary lower in Clarksville
- 280 to 602
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 14.4:1 to 15.3:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $3,396
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Clarksville
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
- + More affordable childcare
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - $199/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - $5K lower median salary
- - Higher violent crime rate
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 92.7 to 90.9 (ratio 0.98), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $199/mo ($2,388/yr) from $1,147 in Wausau to $1,346 in Clarksville.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (3 destination wins · 4 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Clarksville sits #295 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Wausau is #63/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $5,185 lower ($63,772 → $58,587). Labor-market size: 63,730 tracked jobs at origin vs 95,950 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: Tennessee scores 66 (C, #17/51) vs Wisconsin at 57 (D, #32/51). 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
- 62
- Property tax
- 56
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 40
- 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
Enter your current salary in Wausau to see what you'd need to earn in Clarksville 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