Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
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.
Mississippi
Southaven is the Memphis-adjacent family market in Mississippi, promoted in source-ready batch 04 for comparisons around housing, wages, commute costs, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Pascagoula has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Southaven has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Southaven minus Pascagoula.
| Metric | Pascagoula | Southaven | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,097 | $950 | -$147 | Southaven | Southaven has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $144,836 | $205,000 | +$60,164 | Pascagoula | Pascagoula has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $189/mo | $178/mo | -$11/mo | Southaven | Southaven has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 97 | 94 | -3 | Southaven | Southaven has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $40,824 | $48,000 | +$7,176 | Pascagoula | Pascagoula has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 84/100 | 76/100 | -8 | Pascagoula | Pascagoula has the higher move score. |