City comparison
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Gulfport | Longview | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $988/mo | $1,000/mo | 1.2% lower in A |
| Median home value | $158,300 | $170,000 | 6.9% lower in A |
| Median household income | $43,499 | $61,003 | 28.7% lower in A |
| Groceries index | 97.0 | 95.2 | 1.8% higher in A |
| Utilities index | 81.9 | 86.9 | 5.7% lower in A |
| Transportation index | 97.4 | 97.5 | ≈ equal |
| Healthcare index | 95.7 | 95.8 | ≈ equal |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Gulfport, you'd need $99,965 in Longview to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Gulfport and Longview have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. If you earn $80,000 in Gulfport, you'd need about $79,972 in Longview to keep the same standard of living.