Daphne-Fairhope-Foley → Punta Gorda

Moving from Daphne-Fairhope-Foley to Punta Gorda shifts your BEA Regional Price Parity from 94.7 to 100.5 (100 = US average), so a Daphne-Fairhope-Foley salary needs to be multiplied by 1.06 to hold the same purchasing power in Punta Gorda. On rent, HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom goes from $1,345/month in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley to $1,470/month in Punta Gorda - a higher monthly bill of $125, or $1,500/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 $55,661 in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley versus $60,552 in Punta Gorda - a raw gap of $4,891 higher. The Punta Gorda labor market has 49,740 tracked jobs against 79,420 in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, 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 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley and Punta Gorda are 376 and 210 per 100,000 (state-level). NCES student-teacher ratios run 17.7:1 at origin versus 17.8:1 at destination. DOL center-based infant care costs $6,896/year in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley versus $10,505/year in Punta Gorda. Our composite verdict - Less Favorable - weighs all seven federal sources; the dimension table below lets you override that with your personal priorities.