Gulfport-Biloxi → Canton-Massillon

Moving from Gulfport-Biloxi to Canton-Massillon shifts your BEA Regional Price Parity from 90.0 to 89.4 (100 = US average), so a Gulfport-Biloxi salary needs to be multiplied by 0.99 to hold the same purchasing power in Canton-Massillon. On rent, HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom goes from $1,140/month in Gulfport-Biloxi to $1,086/month in Canton-Massillon - a lower 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 $58,519 in Gulfport-Biloxi versus $60,078 in Canton-Massillon - a raw gap of $1,559 higher. The Canton-Massillon labor market has 155,600 tracked jobs against 149,220 in Gulfport-Biloxi, 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 Gulfport-Biloxi and Canton-Massillon are 143 and 293 per 100,000 (state-level). NCES student-teacher ratios run 13.3:1 at origin versus 18.2:1 at destination. DOL center-based infant care costs $6,498/year in Gulfport-Biloxi versus $11,791/year in Canton-Massillon. Our composite verdict - Less Favorable - weighs all seven federal sources; the dimension table below lets you override that with your personal priorities.