Winston-Salem → Augusta-Richmond County
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Winston-Salem to Augusta-Richmond County is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 92.0 to 91.9 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $301/mo.
- +$766
- BLS median salary higher in Augusta-Richmond County
- 365 to 300
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 15.8:1 to 14.4:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $2,896
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Augusta-Richmond County
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
- + Better student-teacher ratios
- + More affordable childcare
Cons of Moving
- - $301/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 92.0 to 91.9 (ratio 1.00), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $301/mo ($3,612/yr) from $960 in Winston-Salem to $1,261 in Augusta-Richmond County.
Augusta-Richmond County leads on 6 of 7 federal dimensions, a destination-heavy ledger. Augusta-Richmond County sits #137 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Winston-Salem is #82/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $766 higher ($63,918 → $64,684). Labor-market size: 259,100 tracked jobs at origin vs 219,950 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: North Carolina 68 (C, #13/51) vs Georgia 68 (C, #10/51). 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
- 68
- Property tax
- 66
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 30
- Income tax
- 88
- Property tax
- 74
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 48
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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Augusta-Richmond County 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