Overall
Diff -4.2 RPP
Atlantic City-Hammonton vs Daphne-Fairhope-Foley
Cost of living comparison based on BEA Regional Price Parities. Daphne-Fairhope-Foley is 4.2% less expensive than Atlantic City-Hammonton.
4.2% less expensive
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL is 4.2% less expensive than Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ on BEA Regional Price Parities (overall RPP 94.7 vs 98.9). A $100,000 salary in Atlantic City-Hammonton buys about the same as $95,785 in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley; the largest component gap is services.
- Overall RPP 98.9 (Atlantic City-Hammonton) vs 94.7 (Daphne-Fairhope-Foley)
- $100k in Atlantic City-Hammonton ≈ $95,785 purchasing power in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley
- Services drives the gap (-25.9 RPP points)
RPP parity plate
Pair NJ:AL 98.9→94.7
TIER-NEAR · CROSS-STATE · SERVICES-LED · BOTH-BELOW · PP-SHIFT
- TIER-NEAR Near tier
- CROSS-STATE NJ × AL
- SERVICES-LED Services-led gap
- BOTH-BELOW Both below 100
- PP-SHIFT PP shift
Instrument codes from this pair's BEA Regional Price Parities (overall · goods · services · rents · national benchmark 100 · purchasing-power conversion), not a ranking or recommendation.
What This Comparison Actually Tells You
Both metros remain below the U.S. benchmark of 100. This comparison chooses between two below-average price levels; “more expensive” here does not mean nationally expensive.
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL is 4.2% less expensive than Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ, a meaningful but not extreme shift. The move decision turns on which budget category creates the 4.2-point overall gap.
Services leads the difference, with Daphne-Fairhope-Foley 25.9 points lower than Atlantic City-Hammonton. Goods, services, and rents all point in the same broad direction, making the headline comparison more transferable across household types.
Comparable population context is incomplete for this pair, so no market-scale explanation is inferred from the price indexes.
For a service-heavy household, test childcare, health, and other locally supplied costs before relying on rent alone. The BEA ratio converts $100,000 in Atlantic City-Hammonton to $95,785 in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, but it is not a personal spending weight.
How the Price Gap Changed
Atlantic City-Hammonton and Daphne-Fairhope-Foley share 17 published annual releases from 2008 through 2024. Their overall gap narrowed, moving from 15.5 to 4.2 RPP points. Atlantic City-Hammonton remained the higher-index metro in the latest release.
Rents changed the most within this pair: its gap moved 35.6 points between the first and latest shared releases (45.1 to 9.5 points). This describes a relative price-index history, not a forecast or a household budget.
| Release Year | Atlantic City-Hammonton RPP | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley RPP | Relative Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 110.7 | 95.3 | 15.5 points Atlantic City-Hammonton higher |
| 2012 | 104.6 | 95.9 | 8.7 points Atlantic City-Hammonton higher |
| 2016 | 102.6 | 94.8 | 7.8 points Atlantic City-Hammonton higher |
| 2020 | 101.2 | 90.8 | 10.4 points Atlantic City-Hammonton higher |
| 2024 | 98.9 | 94.7 | 4.2 points Atlantic City-Hammonton higher |
Annual BEA Regional Price Parity releases; a higher index means a higher price level relative to the national average of 100. Selected years shown from the full shared series.
Category Breakdown
| Category | Atlantic City-Hammonton | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 98.9 | 94.7 | -4.2 |
| Goods | 99.8 | 96.4 | -3.4 |
| Services | 109.2 | 83.3 | -25.9 |
| Rents | 98.7 | 89.2 | -9.5 |
Visual Comparison
Overall
Atlantic City-Hammonton 98.9
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley 94.7
Goods
Atlantic City-Hammonton 99.8
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley 96.4
Services
Atlantic City-Hammonton 109.2
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley 83.3
Rents
Atlantic City-Hammonton 98.7
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley 89.2
Vertical line = national average (100)
Salary Equivalents
What a salary in Atlantic City-Hammonton would need to be in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley for the same purchasing power:
| In Atlantic City-Hammonton | In Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $47,892 | $-2,108 |
| $75,000 | $71,839 | $-3,161 |
| $100,000 | $95,785 | $-4,215 |
| $150,000 | $143,677 | $-6,323 |
$ in Atlantic City-Hammonton = in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley
Same BEA Regional Price Parity ratio as the table above (98.9 → 94.7), computed live from your number, nothing is sent anywhere.
Atlantic City-Hammonton
98.9
Cost Index
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley
94.7
Cost Index
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Daphne-Fairhope-Foley more expensive than Atlantic City-Hammonton?
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley is 4.2% less expensive than Atlantic City-Hammonton. The overall cost index is 94.7 vs 98.9 (national average = 100).
What salary in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley equals $100K in Atlantic City-Hammonton?
A $100,000 salary in Atlantic City-Hammonton has the same purchasing power as $95,785 in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley. This is based on the BEA Regional Price Parity indexes.
How do rents compare between Atlantic City-Hammonton and Daphne-Fairhope-Foley?
Rents in Atlantic City-Hammonton are indexed at 98.7 while Daphne-Fairhope-Foley is at 89.2 (national average = 100). Atlantic City-Hammonton has higher rents.
Data sources
- BEA Regional Price Parities (RPP), the cost-of-living indices shown on this page
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), gross-rent observations behind the rents component
- BLS Consumer Price Index (CPI), goods and services price relatives
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), labor-driven services component
- HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR), 40th-percentile rent cross-reference
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