Hattiesburg vs Jackson leftover
You'd keep $184 more a month in Jackson
$1,995/mo leftover in Jackson vs $1,811 in Hattiesburg after tax and rent ($184 more). +$2,208 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms. Not a cost-of-living index.
Hattiesburg leftover
$1,811
a month after tax and rent
Jackson leftover
$1,995
+$184 vs Hattiesburg
Compare Hattiesburg to another metro
Same paycheck. Try a different city next to Hattiesburg.
Monthly gap
Hattiesburg → Jackson
$184
more / month in Jackson
$1,995 in Jackson · $1,811 in Hattiesburg · 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, 219 households moved Hattiesburg → Jackson (avg AGI $52,329). 275 went the other way. The whole move →
+$184 / mo
| Per month | Hattiesburg | Jackson | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $6,208 | $6,722 | +$514 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,407 | $1,582 | +$175 |
| Take-home pay | $4,802 | $5,141 | +$339 |
| Rent | $1,055 | $1,203 | +$148 |
| Getting around | $580 | $588 | +$8 |
| Groceries | $374 | $374 | $0 |
| Healthcare | $421 | $421 | $0 |
| Utilities | $234 | $234 | $0 |
| Everything else | $327 | $327 | $0 |
| Left over | $1,811 | $1,995 | +$184 |
To break even in Jackson, you'd need to earn
$77,500
Household gross, versus $74,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Hattiesburg does now.
The tax difference alone
−$271
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 22.7% in Hattiesburg, 23.5% in Jackson.
More about Jackson
Hattiesburg, MS in full
A flat 4.4% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,256 and 227 sunny days; commutes average 24 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 → Hattiesburg →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Jackson than Hattiesburg?
A one-bedroom is about $1,055 in Hattiesburg versus $1,203 in Jackson. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $184 a month higher 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 Hattiesburg 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 Hattiesburg 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.