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Hattiesburg vs St. Cloud

Metro-area medians — Hattiesburg, MS Metro Area vs St. Cloud, MN Metro Area — not the cities proper.

St. Cloud comes out ahead, winning 6 of the 8 clearly-decided measures.

Hattiesburg and St. Cloud cost about the same to live in, but St. Cloud households earn about 22% more. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in St. Cloud.

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Hattiesburg, MS
$58,555
take-home / yr · 22% to tax
$66,818
real value after local prices
St. Cloud, MN
$57,702
take-home / yr · 23% to tax
$65,846
real value after local prices

On $75,000 for just you, Hattiesburg leaves you about $972/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
Hattiesburg
St. Cloud
Livability (CityLedger)
37/100
56/100
Cost of living (price level, US = 100)
87.6
87.6
Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)
$70,602
$86,370
Median household income
$61,871
$75,688
Median rent
$1,096/mo
$1,039/mo
Median home value
$216,100
$289,200
Unemployment
5.5%
3.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher
32.9%
28.5%
Average commute
22.4 min
22 min
Air quality (median AQI)
47
39
Avg temperature
67°F
43°F

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  • + Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)
  • + Median household income
  • + Median rent
  • + Unemployment
  • + Air quality (median AQI)
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Hattiesburg vs St. Cloud — frequently asked

Is Hattiesburg cheaper than St. Cloud?
They are about even — the overall cost of living in the Hattiesburg and St. Cloud metros is within 3% of each other (BEA Regional Price Parities), so neither is meaningfully cheaper.
Which has higher household income, Hattiesburg or St. Cloud?
St. Cloud has the higher median household income — $75,688 versus $61,871 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 22% more.
Does a paycheck go further in Hattiesburg or St. Cloud?
A paycheck stretches further in St. Cloud. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $86,370 there versus $70,602 in Hattiesburg.
Which has cheaper rent, Hattiesburg or St. Cloud?
St. Cloud has cheaper rent — a median of $1,039/mo versus $1,096/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).