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 | Hattiesburg | Lafayette | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $936/mo | $1,022/mo | 8.4% lower in A |
| Median home value | $146,600 | $234,900 | 37.6% lower in A |
| Median household income | $41,024 | $58,850 | 30.3% lower in A |
| Groceries index | 97.0 | 95.2 | 1.9% higher in A |
| Utilities index | 82.3 | 78.3 | 5.1% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 97.4 | 97.2 | ≈ equal |
| Healthcare index | 95.7 | 95.4 | ≈ 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 Hattiesburg, you'd need $99,706 in Lafayette to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Hattiesburg and Lafayette have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. If you earn $80,000 in Hattiesburg, you'd need about $79,765 in Lafayette to keep the same standard of living.