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Gulfport vs Lafayette

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

Gulfport comes out ahead, winning 5 of the 7 clearly-decided measures.

Lafayette is about 3% cheaper to live in, while Gulfport households earn about 8% more. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Gulfport.

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Gulfport, MS
$58,555
take-home / yr · 22% to tax
$65,056
real value after local prices
Lafayette, LA
$59,439
take-home / yr · 21% to tax
$68,156
real value after local prices

On $75,000 for just you, Lafayette leaves you about $3,100/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
Gulfport
Lafayette
Livability (CityLedger)
36/100
33/100
Cost of living (price level, US = 100)
90.0
87.2
Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)
$72,502
$69,405
Median household income
$65,256
$60,527
Median rent
$1,146/mo
$968/mo
Median home value
$227,600
$222,100
Unemployment
4.8%
5%
Bachelor's degree or higher
29.5%
29.5%
Average commute
27.2 min
26.6 min
Air quality (median AQI)
47
51
Avg temperature
68°F
69°F

Choose Gulfport for

  • + Livability (CityLedger)
  • + Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)
  • + Median household income
  • + Unemployment
  • + Air quality (median AQI)
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Choose Lafayette for

  • + Cost of living (price level, US = 100)
  • + Median rent
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Gulfport vs Lafayette — frequently asked

Is Gulfport cheaper than Lafayette?
Lafayette is cheaper: its overall cost of living runs about 3% below Gulfport's (BEA Regional Price Parities).
Which has higher household income, Gulfport or Lafayette?
Gulfport has the higher median household income — $65,256 versus $60,527 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 8% more.
Does a paycheck go further in Gulfport or Lafayette?
A paycheck stretches further in Gulfport. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $72,502 there versus $69,405 in Lafayette.
Which has cheaper rent, Gulfport or Lafayette?
Lafayette has cheaper rent — a median of $968/mo versus $1,146/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).