Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Mississippi
Biloxi is the coastal tourism and insurance market in Mississippi, promoted in source-ready batch 04 for comparisons around housing, wages, insurance, utilities, benefits, and moving costs.
Mississippi
Starkville is a supplemental starter city profile for the college-town rental market in Mississippi, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
Starkville has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Biloxi has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Starkville minus Biloxi.
| Metric | Biloxi | Starkville | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $836 | $1,634 | +$798 | Biloxi | Biloxi has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $176,300 | $277,055 | +$100,755 | Biloxi | Biloxi has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $184/mo | $189/mo | +$5/mo | Biloxi | Biloxi has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 96 | 97 | +1 | Biloxi | Biloxi has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $43,200 | $40,824 | -$2,376 | Starkville | Starkville has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 80/100 | 84/100 | +4 | Starkville | Starkville has the higher move score. |