South Bend-Mishawaka → Gulfport-Biloxi
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from South Bend-Mishawaka to Gulfport-Biloxi is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 92.9 to 90.0 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $152/mo.
- -$3,646
- BLS median salary lower in Gulfport-Biloxi
- 308 to 143
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 15.9:1 to 13.3:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
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
- + $152/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + Lower violent crime rate
- + Better student-teacher ratios
Cons of Moving
- - $4K lower median salary
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 92.9 to 90.0 (ratio 0.97), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $152/mo ($1,824/yr) from $1,292 in South Bend-Mishawaka to $1,140 in Gulfport-Biloxi.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 2 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Gulfport-Biloxi sits #48 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). South Bend-Mishawaka is #215/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $3,646 lower ($62,165 → $58,519). Labor-market size: 125,610 tracked jobs at origin vs 149,220 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: Mississippi scores 89 (A, #1/51) vs Indiana at 62 (C, #24/51). 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
- 72
- Property tax
- 69
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 32
- 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
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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