Beaumont vs Macon
Metro-area medians — Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area vs Macon-Bibb County, GA Metro Area — not the cities proper.
Beaumont comes out ahead, winning 5 of the 7 clearly-decided measures.
Beaumont and Macon cost about the same to live in, but Beaumont households earn about 16% more. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Beaumont.
Their widest everyday difference: Macon is more educated — 24.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree versus 20.6%.
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On $75,000 for just you, Beaumont leaves you about $2,526/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.
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Beaumont vs Macon — frequently asked
- Is Beaumont cheaper than Macon?
- They are about even — the overall cost of living in the Beaumont and Macon metros is within 3% of each other (BEA Regional Price Parities), so neither is meaningfully cheaper.
- Which has higher household income, Beaumont or Macon?
- Beaumont has the higher median household income — $65,775 versus $56,638 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 16% more.
- Does a paycheck go further in Beaumont or Macon?
- A paycheck stretches further in Beaumont. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $73,046 there versus $63,977 in Macon.
- Which has cheaper rent, Beaumont or Macon?
- Macon has cheaper rent — a median of $1,104/mo versus $1,134/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).