Hattiesburg → Toledo
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Hattiesburg to Toledo is unfavorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 87.6 to 91.5 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $29/mo.
- +$15,561
- BLS median salary higher in Toledo
- 143 to 293
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 13.3:1 to 18.2:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $5,293
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Toledo
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
- + $16K higher median salary
Cons of Moving
- - 4% higher cost of living
- - Higher violent crime rate
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More expensive childcare
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 87.6 to 91.5 (ratio 1.04), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent barely moves ($1,047 → $1,076); the housing line is not the swing factor on this corridor.
Hattiesburg still leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. Toledo sits #213 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Hattiesburg is #19/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Unfavorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $15,561 higher ($51,744 → $67,305). Labor-market size: 54,020 tracked jobs at origin vs 284,410 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Mississippi scores 89 (A, #1/51) vs Ohio at 59 (D, #29/51). 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
- 72
- Property tax
- 57
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 10
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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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