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 | Laredo | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $936/mo | $968/mo | 3.3% lower in A |
| Median home value | $146,600 | $164,400 | 10.8% lower in A |
| Median household income | $41,024 | $60,928 | 32.7% lower in A |
| Groceries index | 97.0 | 95.2 | 1.8% higher in A |
| Utilities index | 82.3 | 84.9 | 3.1% 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 Hattiesburg, you'd need $100,245 in Laredo to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Hattiesburg and Laredo have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. If you earn $80,000 in Hattiesburg, you'd need about $80,196 in Laredo to keep the same standard of living.