Is Atlantic City cheaper than Daphne?

Daphne is cheaper: its overall cost of living runs about 4% below Atlantic City's (BEA Regional Price Parities).

Which has higher household income, Atlantic City or Daphne?

Household incomes are similar — $80,806 in the Atlantic City metro versus $82,501 in Daphne (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).

Does a paycheck go further in Atlantic City or Daphne?

A paycheck stretches further in Daphne. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $87,127 there versus $81,740 in Atlantic City.

Which has cheaper rent, Atlantic City or Daphne?

Rents are close — $1,467/mo in the Atlantic City metro versus $1,440/mo in Daphne (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).

Atlantic City vs Daphne

Metro-area medians — Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area vs Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metro Area — not the cities proper.

Daphne comes out ahead, winning 6 of the 8 clearly-decided measures.

Daphne costs about 4% less to live in, and household incomes are similar. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Daphne.

Their widest everyday difference: Daphne has the tighter job market — 3.6% unemployment versus 6.8%.

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Annual salary (gross)

Household size

Atlantic City, NJ

$58,662

take-home / yr · 22% to tax

$59,341

real value after local prices

Daphne, AL

$57,754

take-home / yr · 23% to tax

$60,992

real value after local prices

On $75,000 for just you, Daphne leaves you about $1,652/yr better off after tax and local prices.

Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.

Measure

Atlantic City

Daphne

Livability (CityLedger)

44/100

57/100

Cost of living (price level, US = 100)

98.9

94.7

Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)

$81,740

$87,127

Median household income

$80,806

$82,501

Median rent

$1,467/mo

$1,440/mo

Median home value

$366,000

$338,100

Unemployment

6.8%

3.6%

Bachelor's degree or higher

33.1%

35.4%

Average commute

26.2 min

29.1 min

Air quality (median AQI)

Avg temperature

55°F

66°F

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Choose Daphne for

+ Livability (CityLedger)
+ Cost of living (price level, US = 100)
+ Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)
+ Median home value
+ Unemployment
+ Bachelor's degree or higher

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Atlantic City vs Daphne — frequently asked

Is Atlantic City cheaper than Daphne?: Daphne is cheaper: its overall cost of living runs about 4% below Atlantic City's (BEA Regional Price Parities).
Which has higher household income, Atlantic City or Daphne?: Household incomes are similar — $80,806 in the Atlantic City metro versus $82,501 in Daphne (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).
Does a paycheck go further in Atlantic City or Daphne?: A paycheck stretches further in Daphne. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $87,127 there versus $81,740 in Atlantic City.
Which has cheaper rent, Atlantic City or Daphne?: Rents are close — $1,467/mo in the Atlantic City metro versus $1,440/mo in Daphne (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).