Overall
- Grants Pass
- 97.8
Diff -1.1 RPP
Atlantic City-Hammonton vs Grants Pass
Cost of living comparison based on BEA Regional Price Parities. Grants Pass is 1.1% less expensive than Atlantic City-Hammonton.
1.1% less expensive
Grants Pass, OR is 1.1% less expensive than Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ on BEA Regional Price Parities (overall RPP 97.8 vs 98.9). A $100,000 salary in Atlantic City-Hammonton buys about the same as $98,890 in Grants Pass; the largest component gap is rents.
- Overall RPP 98.9 (Atlantic City-Hammonton) vs 97.8 (Grants Pass)
- $100k in Atlantic City-Hammonton ≈ $98,890 purchasing power in Grants Pass
- Rents drives the gap (-18.8 RPP points)
RPP parity plate
Pair NJ:OR 98.9→97.8
PHOTO-FINISH · CROSS-STATE · SPLIT-BUDGET · BOTH-BELOW · PP-PAR
- PHOTO-FINISH Photo finish
- CROSS-STATE NJ × OR
- SPLIT-BUDGET Split budget
- BOTH-BELOW Both below 100
- PP-PAR PP near-par
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.
Atlantic City-Hammonton
98.9
Cost Index
Grants Pass
97.8
Cost Index
What This Comparison Actually Tells You
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ and Grants Pass, OR are a photo finish on overall price level, only 1.1 RPP points apart. A salary conversion is therefore a fine adjustment, not evidence of a fundamentally different cost regime.
Rents creates the largest separation: Grants Pass is 18.8 points lower. But goods move against the overall direction, so this is a split budget rather than a clean across-the-board winner.
Comparable population context is incomplete for this pair, so no market-scale explanation is inferred from the price indexes.
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.
For a housing-sensitive move, validate the rent gap first: HUD Fair Market Rent and the actual unit size can overturn what the blended index implies. On the BEA ratio alone, $100,000 in Atlantic City-Hammonton corresponds to $98,890 in Grants Pass.
Category Breakdown
Goods
- Grants Pass
- 105.3
Diff +5.5 RPP
Services
- Atlantic City-Hammonton
- 109.2
- Grants Pass
- 103.6
Diff -5.6 RPP
Rents
- Grants Pass
- 79.9
Diff -18.8 RPP
| Category | Atlantic City-Hammonton | Grants Pass | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 98.9 | 97.8 | -1.1 |
| Goods | 99.8 | 105.3 | +5.5 |
| Services | 109.2 | 103.6 | -5.6 |
| Rents | 98.7 | 79.9 | -18.8 |
Visual Comparison
Overall
Atlantic City-Hammonton 98.9
Grants Pass 97.8
Goods
Atlantic City-Hammonton 99.8
Grants Pass 105.3
Services
Atlantic City-Hammonton 109.2
Grants Pass 103.6
Rents
Atlantic City-Hammonton 98.7
Grants Pass 79.9
Vertical line = national average (100)
How the Price Gap Changed
Atlantic City-Hammonton and Grants Pass share 17 published annual releases from 2008 through 2024. Their overall gap narrowed, moving from 14.6 to 1.1 RPP points. Atlantic City-Hammonton remained the higher-index metro in the latest release.
Services changed the most within this pair: its gap moved 41.2 points between the first and latest shared releases (46.8 to 5.6 points). This describes a relative price-index history, not a forecast or a household budget.
| Release Year | Atlantic City-Hammonton RPP | Grants Pass RPP | Relative Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 110.7 | 96.2 | 14.6 points Atlantic City-Hammonton higher |
| 2012 | 104.6 | 96.1 | 8.5 points Atlantic City-Hammonton higher |
| 2016 | 102.6 | 96.2 | 6.4 points Atlantic City-Hammonton higher |
| 2020 | 101.2 | 95.0 | 6.2 points Atlantic City-Hammonton higher |
| 2024 | 98.9 | 97.8 | 1.1 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.
Salary Equivalents
What a salary in Atlantic City-Hammonton would need to be in Grants Pass for the same purchasing power:
| In Atlantic City-Hammonton | In Grants Pass | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $49,445 | $-555 |
| $75,000 | $74,168 | $-832 |
| $100,000 | $98,890 | $-1,110 |
| $150,000 | $148,335 | $-1,665 |
$ in Atlantic City-Hammonton = in Grants Pass
Same BEA Regional Price Parity ratio as the table above (98.9 → 97.8), computed live from your number, nothing is sent anywhere.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Grants Pass more expensive than Atlantic City-Hammonton?
Grants Pass is 1.1% less expensive than Atlantic City-Hammonton. The overall cost index is 97.8 vs 98.9 (national average = 100).
What salary in Grants Pass equals $100K in Atlantic City-Hammonton?
A $100,000 salary in Atlantic City-Hammonton has the same purchasing power as $98,890 in Grants Pass. This is based on the BEA Regional Price Parity indexes.
How do rents compare between Atlantic City-Hammonton and Grants Pass?
Rents in Atlantic City-Hammonton are indexed at 98.7 while Grants Pass is at 79.9 (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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