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Gulfport vs Mobile

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

Gulfport comes out ahead, winning 5 of the 9 clearly-decided measures.

Gulfport and Mobile cost about the same to live in, but Gulfport households earn about 8% more. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Gulfport.

Their widest everyday difference: Gulfport has the tighter job market — 4.8% unemployment versus 5.6%.

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Gulfport, MS
$58,555
take-home / yr · 22% to tax
$65,056
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, Mobile leaves you about $500/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
Mobile
Livability (CityLedger)
36/100
30/100
Cost of living (price level, US = 100)
90.0
88.1
Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)
$72,502
$68,536
Median household income
$65,256
$60,379
Median rent
$1,146/mo
$1,106/mo
Median home value
$227,600
$207,400
Unemployment
4.8%
5.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher
29.5%
27.5%
Average commute
27.2 min
24.7 min
Air quality (median AQI)
47
45
Avg temperature
68°F
68°F

Choose Gulfport for

  • + Livability (CityLedger)
  • + Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)
  • + Median household income
  • + Unemployment
  • + Bachelor's degree or higher
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Choose Mobile for

  • + Median rent
  • + Median home value
  • + Average commute
  • + Air quality (median AQI)
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Gulfport vs Mobile — frequently asked

Is Gulfport cheaper than Mobile?
They are about even — the overall cost of living in the Gulfport and Mobile metros is within 3% of each other (BEA Regional Price Parities), so neither is meaningfully cheaper.
Which has higher household income, Gulfport or Mobile?
Gulfport has the higher median household income — $65,256 versus $60,379 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 8% more.
Does a paycheck go further in Gulfport or Mobile?
A paycheck stretches further in Gulfport. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $72,502 there versus $68,536 in Mobile.
Which has cheaper rent, Gulfport or Mobile?
Mobile has cheaper rent — a median of $1,106/mo versus $1,146/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).