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How Gulfport's prices compare to the US city average across major spending categories.
How far does your salary go in Gulfport?
Your $100,000 in Gulfport has the same purchasing power as $120,395 in the average US city. You'd need $20,395 less here to maintain that standard of living.
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If you're weighing a move to Gulfport, the short answer is that the city has a few genuine arguments going for it — most obviously cheaper than the national average, with no fine print and you'll get your commute time back. Here's the longer version.
Gulfport sits at 83 on the composite cost-of-living index — about 17% under the national average. Not the cheapest place in the country, but enough of a discount to notice on rent and groceries every month. Median rent in town runs about $988/mo against a typical household income of $43,499, which is the kind of ratio that leaves room to save.
The average one-way commute in Gulfport is about 22 minutes — short by US standards (the national average is closer to 27). Over a year of working days, that's hundreds of hours that don't get spent in traffic, which is the kind of thing you notice in the weekend rather than the weekday.
Reasons are pulled from Gulfport's actual data — Census ACS, BLS, BEA, NOAA, EPA AQS, FBI, and Walk Score. We don't list positives that aren't supported by the numbers, which is why different cities show different sections.
Almost never. Gulfport's winter average of about 48°F is too warm for snow most years. A measurable snowfall is the kind of event that closes schools and gets photographed for the local paper.
Barely. Winter in Gulfport averages around 48°F — short, mild, mostly an excuse to break out a light jacket. Some plants don't even drop their leaves.
Genuinely hot. Summer in Gulfport averages about 91°F, and peak afternoons run well over a hundred. Outdoor plans move to mornings and evenings; AC is the most-used appliance in the house.
Approximately USDA Hardiness Zone 10. That's the band gardeners use to pick plants — anything rated for Zone 10 or colder should survive a typical winter in Gulfport. (The estimate is derived from our winter-temperature data; the official USDA map uses station-level annual minimums and may differ by half a zone.)
Gulfport sits roughly 7 feet (2 m) above sea level — basically at the waterline. Storm surge, king tides, and long-term sea-level rise are real considerations for any coastal property here.
Officially, Atlantic hurricane season runs June 1 through November 30, but most of the action lands between mid-August and mid-October. For Gulfport, that's when to keep half an eye on the National Hurricane Center forecast cone — and when an actual evacuation plan is worth having in the drawer if you're in a low-lying or coastal neighborhood.
Higher than average. Gulfport reports about 4,489 incidents per 100,000 residents, above the US average of around 3,500. Citywide numbers are often dragged up by a few hotspots; specific neighborhoods can be very safe in cities that don't look great on paper, and vice versa.
No — your dollar actually goes further here. Gulfport's composite cost-of-living index is 83, roughly 17% under the US average. Housing is usually the biggest driver of the discount.
Not really — Gulfport is built around the car. Its Walk Score of 4 out of 100 means almost every errand is a drive. Living without a car is technically possible but real work; most residents wouldn't try it.
Roughly $58,142 a year would match the lifestyle of someone earning $70,000 in an average US city. That's a starting point, not a target — negotiate higher when you can. Median rent in Gulfport runs about $988/mo — keeping housing under 30% of gross income points to a similar floor on what you'd want to earn.