Wichita Falls → Pittsburgh
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Wichita Falls to Pittsburgh is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 89.5 to 94.7 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $163/mo.
- +$8,711
- BLS median salary higher in Pittsburgh
- 395 to 250
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 14.7:1 to 13.6:1
- 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.
Pros of Moving
- + $9K higher median salary
- + Lower violent crime rate
- + Better student-teacher ratios
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - 5% higher cost of living
- - $163/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 89.5 to 94.7, so the same paycheck buys less in Pittsburgh (ratio 1.06). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $163/mo ($1,956/yr) from $1,136 in Wichita Falls to $1,299 in Pittsburgh.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 2 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Pittsburgh sits #209 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Wichita Falls is #228/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $8,711 higher ($56,840 → $65,551). Labor-market size: 49,490 tracked jobs at origin vs 1,098,020 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: Texas 65 (C, #19/51) vs Pennsylvania 65 (C, #18/51). 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
- 100
- Property tax
- 55
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 44
- Income tax
- 95
- Property tax
- 58
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 72
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
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Pittsburgh 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