Jackson vs Gulfport leftover
You'd keep $89 more a month in Gulfport
$2,102/mo leftover in Gulfport vs $2,013 in Jackson after tax and rent ($89 more). +$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.
Jackson leftover
$2,013
a month after tax and rent
Gulfport leftover
$2,102
+$89 vs Jackson
Compare Jackson to another metro
Same paycheck. Try a different city next to Jackson.
Monthly gap
Jackson → Gulfport
$89
more / month in Gulfport
$2,102 in Gulfport · $2,013 in Jackson · 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, 232 households moved Jackson → Gulfport (avg AGI $65,121). 154 went the other way. The whole move →
+$89 / mo
| Per month | Jackson | Gulfport | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $6,750 | $6,664 | −$86 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,591 | $1,562 | −$29 |
| Take-home pay | $5,159 | $5,102 | −$57 |
| Rent | $1,203 | $1,060 | −$143 |
| Getting around | $588 | $584 | −$4 |
| Groceries | $374 | $374 | $0 |
| Healthcare | $421 | $421 | $0 |
| Utilities | $234 | $234 | $0 |
| Everything else | $327 | $327 | $0 |
| Left over | $2,013 | $2,102 | +$89 |
To break even in Gulfport, you'd need to earn
$78,500
Household gross, versus $81,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Jackson does now.
The tax difference alone
+$45
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 23.6% in Jackson, 23.4% in Gulfport.
More about Gulfport
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.
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.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Gulfport on Gulfport wages.
Gulfport → Jackson →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Gulfport than Jackson?
A one-bedroom is about $1,203 in Jackson versus $1,060 in Gulfport. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $89 a month higher in Gulfport. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Gulfport have state income tax?
Gulfport is in Mississippi, which taxes wage income.
What changes if you move from Jackson to Gulfport?
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 Jackson and Gulfport 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.