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Beaumont vs Mobile

Metro-area medians — Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area vs Mobile, AL Metro Area — not the cities proper.

Beaumont and Mobile are evenly matched, each taking 4 of the clearly-decided measures.

Beaumont and Mobile cost about the same to live in, but Beaumont households earn about 9% more. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Beaumont.

Their widest everyday difference: Mobile is more educated — 27.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree versus 20.6%.

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Beaumont, TX
$61,314
take-home / yr · 18% to tax
$68,091
real value after local prices
Mobile, AL
$57,754
take-home / yr · 23% to tax
$65,556
real value after local prices

On $75,000 for just you, Beaumont leaves you about $2,535/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
Beaumont
Mobile
Livability (CityLedger)
28/100
30/100
Cost of living (price level, US = 100)
90.0
88.1
Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)
$73,046
$68,536
Median household income
$65,775
$60,379
Median rent
$1,134/mo
$1,106/mo
Median home value
$181,700
$207,400
Unemployment
6.8%
5.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher
20.6%
27.5%
Average commute
23.9 min
24.7 min
Air quality (median AQI)
54
45
Avg temperature
70°F
68°F

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  • + Bachelor's degree or higher
  • + Air quality (median AQI)
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Beaumont vs Mobile — frequently asked

Is Beaumont cheaper than Mobile?
They are about even — the overall cost of living in the Beaumont and Mobile metros is within 3% of each other (BEA Regional Price Parities), so neither is meaningfully cheaper.
Which has higher household income, Beaumont or Mobile?
Beaumont has the higher median household income — $65,775 versus $60,379 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 9% more.
Does a paycheck go further in Beaumont or Mobile?
A paycheck stretches further in Beaumont. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $73,046 there versus $68,536 in Mobile.
Which has cheaper rent, Beaumont or Mobile?
Mobile has cheaper rent — a median of $1,106/mo versus $1,134/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).