Is Baton Rouge cheaper than Gulfport?

They are about even — the overall cost of living in the Baton Rouge and Gulfport metros is within 3% of each other (BEA Regional Price Parities), so neither is meaningfully cheaper.

Which has higher household income, Baton Rouge or Gulfport?

Baton Rouge has the higher median household income — $69,293 versus $65,256 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 6% more.

Does a paycheck go further in Baton Rouge or Gulfport?

A paycheck stretches further in Baton Rouge. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $76,331 there versus $72,502 in Gulfport.

Which has cheaper rent, Baton Rouge or Gulfport?

Rents are close — $1,138/mo in the Baton Rouge metro versus $1,146/mo in Gulfport (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).

Baton Rouge vs Gulfport

Metro-area medians — Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area vs Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Metro Area — not the cities proper.

Baton Rouge comes out ahead, winning 4 of the 7 clearly-decided measures.

Baton Rouge and Gulfport cost about the same to live in, but Baton Rouge households earn about 6% more. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Baton Rouge.

Their widest everyday difference: Gulfport has cleaner air on a typical day — a median AQI of 47 versus 53.

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Annual salary (gross)

Household size

Baton Rouge, LA

$59,439

take-home / yr · 21% to tax

$65,475

real value after local prices

Gulfport, MS

$58,555

take-home / yr · 22% to tax

$65,056

real value after local prices

On $75,000 for just you, Baton Rouge leaves you about $419/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

Baton Rouge

Gulfport

Livability (CityLedger)

40/100

36/100

Cost of living (price level, US = 100)

90.8

90.0

Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)

$76,331

$72,502

Median household income

$69,293

$65,256

Median rent

$1,138/mo

$1,146/mo

Median home value

$252,000

$227,600

Unemployment

4.8%

Bachelor's degree or higher

30.9%

29.5%

Average commute

27.3 min

27.2 min

Air quality (median AQI)

Avg temperature

69°F

68°F

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+ Unemployment
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Baton Rouge vs Gulfport — frequently asked

Is Baton Rouge cheaper than Gulfport?: They are about even — the overall cost of living in the Baton Rouge and Gulfport metros is within 3% of each other (BEA Regional Price Parities), so neither is meaningfully cheaper.
Which has higher household income, Baton Rouge or Gulfport?: Baton Rouge has the higher median household income — $69,293 versus $65,256 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 6% more.
Does a paycheck go further in Baton Rouge or Gulfport?: A paycheck stretches further in Baton Rouge. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $76,331 there versus $72,502 in Gulfport.
Which has cheaper rent, Baton Rouge or Gulfport?: Rents are close — $1,138/mo in the Baton Rouge metro versus $1,146/mo in Gulfport (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).