Gulfport vs Jackson leftover
Moving to Jackson costs you $89 a month
$1,987/mo leftover in Jackson vs $2,076 in Gulfport after tax and rent ($89 less). −$1,068 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms. Not a cost-of-living index.
Gulfport leftover
$2,076
a month after tax and rent
Jackson leftover
$1,987
−$89 vs Gulfport
Compare Gulfport to another metro
Same paycheck. Try a different city next to Gulfport.
Monthly gap
Gulfport → Jackson
$89
less / month in Gulfport
$1,987 in Jackson · $2,076 in Gulfport · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
In 2022-2023, 154 households moved Gulfport → Jackson (avg AGI $65,136). 232 went the other way. The whole move →
−$89 / mo
| Per month | Gulfport | Jackson | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $6,625 | $6,711 | +$86 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,549 | $1,578 | +$29 |
| Take-home pay | $5,076 | $5,133 | +$56 |
| Rent | $1,060 | $1,203 | +$143 |
| Getting around | $584 | $588 | +$4 |
| Groceries | $374 | $374 | $0 |
| Healthcare | $421 | $421 | $0 |
| Utilities | $234 | $234 | $0 |
| Everything else | $327 | $327 | $0 |
| Left over | $2,076 | $1,987 | −$89 |
To break even in Jackson, you'd need to earn
$82,000
Household gross, versus $79,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Gulfport does now.
The tax difference alone
−$45
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 23.4% in Gulfport, 23.5% in Jackson.
More about Jackson
Gulfport, MS in full
A flat 4.4% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,262 and 230 sunny days; commutes average 26 minutes.
Jackson, MS in full
A flat 4.4% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,432 and 223 sunny days; commutes average 25 minutes.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Jackson on Jackson wages.
Jackson → Gulfport →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Jackson than Gulfport?
A one-bedroom is about $1,060 in Gulfport versus $1,203 in Jackson. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $89 a month lower in Jackson. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Jackson have state income tax?
Jackson is in Mississippi, which taxes wage income.
What changes if you move from Gulfport to Jackson?
Take-home pay is recalculated under Mississippi tax, rent is priced at the same bedroom count, and leftover is the gap. The from-to page also lists IRS households that already made the move, when that data exists.
Leftover is take-home after federal, state and city wage tax, minus asking rent at the bedroom count you set, minus a modelled month of groceries, utilities, healthcare, transport and childcare. It is not a cost-of-living index and not a moving quote. The dollar gap between Gulfport and Jackson moves when you change the job, remote versus local pay, or bedrooms. How the math works · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
Rent is Zillow's asking rent for each metro; taxes and living costs are modelled. An estimate, not a quote or tax advice. How this is calculated.