Canton-Massillon → Gulfport-Biloxi

Moving from Canton-Massillon to Gulfport-Biloxi shifts your BEA Regional Price Parity from 89.4 to 90.0 (100 = US average), so a Canton-Massillon salary needs to be multiplied by 1.01 to hold the same purchasing power in Gulfport-Biloxi. On rent, HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom goes from $1,086/month in Canton-Massillon to $1,140/month in Gulfport-Biloxi - a higher monthly bill of $54, or $648/year. That rent delta alone is often the single biggest line item when relocating.

Wages tell the other half. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics report a median salary of $60,078 in Canton-Massillon versus $58,519 in Gulfport-Biloxi - a raw gap of $1,559 lower. The Gulfport-Biloxi labor market has 149,220 tracked jobs against 155,600 in Canton-Massillon, shaping how easy it is to find a comparable role. Combine that with the cost-of-living shift above and you get the real purchasing-power delta, sometimes a "higher salary" is actually a pay cut once rent and RPP are applied.

Safety, schools, and childcare round out the move. FBI UCR violent crime rates near Canton-Massillon and Gulfport-Biloxi are 293 and 143 per 100,000 (state-level). NCES student-teacher ratios run 18.2:1 at origin versus 13.3:1 at destination. DOL center-based infant care costs $11,791/year in Canton-Massillon versus $6,498/year in Gulfport-Biloxi. Our composite verdict - Favorable - weighs all seven federal sources; the dimension table below lets you override that with your personal priorities.