Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Mississippi
Jackson is the state-capital and healthcare market in Mississippi, promoted in source-ready batch 04 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Mississippi
Pascagoula is a supplemental starter city profile for the Gulf Coast industrial and insurance market in Mississippi, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
Pascagoula has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Pascagoula has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Pascagoula minus Jackson.
| Metric | Jackson | Pascagoula | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,102 | $1,097 | -$5 | Pascagoula | Pascagoula has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $241,900 | $144,836 | -$97,064 | Pascagoula | Pascagoula has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $172/mo | $189/mo | +$17/mo | Jackson | Jackson has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 93 | 97 | +4 | Jackson | Jackson has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $54,720 | $40,824 | -$13,896 | Pascagoula | Pascagoula has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 79/100 | 84/100 | +5 | Pascagoula | Pascagoula has the higher move score. |