Madison → Shreveport-Bossier City

Moving from Madison to Shreveport-Bossier City shifts your BEA Regional Price Parity from 97.3 to 84.8 (100 = US average), so a Madison salary needs to be multiplied by 0.87 to hold the same purchasing power in Shreveport-Bossier City. On rent, HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom goes from $1,195/month in Madison to $1,111/month in Shreveport-Bossier City - a lower monthly bill of $84, or $1,008/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 $72,527 in Madison versus $57,379 in Shreveport-Bossier City - a raw gap of $15,148 lower. The Shreveport-Bossier City labor market has 154,880 tracked jobs against 399,040 in Madison, 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 Madison and Shreveport-Bossier City are 280 and 410 per 100,000 (state-level). NCES student-teacher ratios run 14.4:1 at origin versus 16.8:1 at destination. DOL center-based infant care costs $11,256/year in Madison versus $7,396/year in Shreveport-Bossier City. Our composite verdict - Less Favorable - weighs all seven federal sources; the dimension table below lets you override that with your personal priorities.