Hattiesburg → Alexandria
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Hattiesburg to Alexandria is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 87.6 to 85.7 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $53/mo.
- +$3,531
- BLS median salary higher in Alexandria
- 143 to 410
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 13.3:1 to 16.8:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $898
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Alexandria
BEA Regional Price Parity, HUD Fair Market Rent, BLS OEWS, FBI UCR, NCES, and DOL. The table below lets you override the composite with your own priorities.
Pros of Moving
- + $53/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + $4K higher median salary
Cons of Moving
- - Higher violent crime rate
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 87.6 to 85.7 (ratio 0.98), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $53/mo ($636/yr) from $1,047 in Hattiesburg to $994 in Alexandria.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (3 destination wins · 4 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Alexandria sits #113 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). Hattiesburg is #19/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $3,531 higher ($51,744 → $55,275). Labor-market size: 54,020 tracked jobs at origin vs 52,940 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Mississippi scores 89 (A, #1/51) vs Louisiana at 67 (C, #15/51). Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.
State retirement friendliness
Primary-state scores from PlainRelocate's retirement registry (tax + healthcare + climate composite). Metro pairs use each metro's primary state abbreviation.
- Income tax
- 92
- Property tax
- 75
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 76
- Income tax
- 78
- Property tax
- 79
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 8
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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Alexandria metro profile · Livability rankings · Methodology
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA; retirement desk: Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides June 2026