Greenville vs Hattiesburg
Metro-area medians — Greenville, NC Metro Area vs Hattiesburg, MS Metro Area — not the cities proper.
Hattiesburg comes out ahead, winning 5 of the 7 clearly-decided measures.
Greenville and Hattiesburg cost about the same to live in, but Hattiesburg households earn about 8% more. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Hattiesburg.
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On $75,000 for just you, Hattiesburg leaves you about $453/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.
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Greenville vs Hattiesburg — frequently asked
- Is Greenville cheaper than Hattiesburg?
- They are about even — the overall cost of living in the Greenville and Hattiesburg metros is within 3% of each other (BEA Regional Price Parities), so neither is meaningfully cheaper.
- Which has higher household income, Greenville or Hattiesburg?
- Hattiesburg has the higher median household income — $61,871 versus $57,031 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 8% more.
- Does a paycheck go further in Greenville or Hattiesburg?
- A paycheck stretches further in Hattiesburg. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $70,602 there versus $64,513 in Greenville.
- Which has cheaper rent, Greenville or Hattiesburg?
- Greenville has cheaper rent — a median of $986/mo versus $1,096/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).