Sioux Falls → Gulfport-Biloxi
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Sioux Falls to Gulfport-Biloxi is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 90.6 to 90.0 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $167/mo.
- -$5,404
- BLS median salary lower in Gulfport-Biloxi
- 320 to 143
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 13.6:1 to 13.3:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $97
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Gulfport-Biloxi
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
- + Lower violent crime rate
Cons of Moving
- - $167/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - $5K lower median salary
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 90.6 to 90.0 (ratio 0.99), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $167/mo ($2,004/yr) from $973 in Sioux Falls to $1,140 in Gulfport-Biloxi.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 3 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Gulfport-Biloxi sits #48 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). Sioux Falls is #26/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $5,404 lower ($63,923 → $58,519). Labor-market size: 169,190 tracked jobs at origin vs 149,220 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: Mississippi scores 89 (A, #1/51) vs South Dakota at 73 (B, #7/51). 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
- 100
- Property tax
- 64
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 70
- Income tax
- 92
- Property tax
- 75
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 76
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
Enter your current salary in Sioux Falls to see what you'd need to earn in Gulfport-Biloxi to maintain the same purchasing power.
Gulfport-Biloxi 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