Overall
- Midland
- 95.8
Diff -3.1 RPP
Atlantic City-Hammonton vs Midland
Cost of living comparison based on BEA Regional Price Parities. Midland is 3.1% less expensive than Atlantic City-Hammonton.
3.1% less expensive
Midland, TX is 3.1% less expensive than Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ on BEA Regional Price Parities (overall RPP 95.8 vs 98.9). A $100,000 salary in Atlantic City-Hammonton buys about the same as $96,890 in Midland; the largest component gap is services.
- Overall RPP 98.9 (Atlantic City-Hammonton) vs 95.8 (Midland)
- $100k in Atlantic City-Hammonton ≈ $96,890 purchasing power in Midland
- Services drives the gap (-26.0 RPP points)
RPP parity plate
Pair NJ:TX 98.9→95.8
TIER-NEAR · CROSS-STATE · SPLIT-BUDGET · BOTH-BELOW · PP-SHIFT
- TIER-NEAR Near tier
- CROSS-STATE NJ × TX
- SPLIT-BUDGET Split budget
- 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.
Category Breakdown
Goods
- Midland
- 93.8
Diff -6.0 RPP
Services
- Atlantic City-Hammonton
- 109.2
- Midland
- 83.2
Diff -26.0 RPP
Rents
- Midland
- 101.5
Diff +2.8 RPP
| Category | Atlantic City-Hammonton | Midland | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 98.9 | 95.8 | -3.1 |
| Goods | 99.8 | 93.8 | -6.0 |
| Services | 109.2 | 83.2 | -26.0 |
| Rents | 98.7 | 101.5 | +2.8 |
Visual Comparison
Overall
Atlantic City-Hammonton 98.9
Midland 95.8
Goods
Atlantic City-Hammonton 99.8
Midland 93.8
Services
Atlantic City-Hammonton 109.2
Midland 83.2
Rents
Atlantic City-Hammonton 98.7
Midland 101.5
Vertical line = national average (100)
What This Comparison Actually Tells You
Services creates the largest separation: Midland is 26.0 points lower. But rents move against the overall direction, so this is a split budget rather than a clean across-the-board winner.
Midland, TX is 3.1% less expensive than Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ, a meaningful but not extreme shift. The move decision turns on which budget category creates the 3.1-point overall gap.
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.
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 $96,890 in Midland, but it is not a personal spending weight.
Atlantic City-Hammonton
98.9
Cost Index
Midland
95.8
Cost Index
Salary Equivalents
What a salary in Atlantic City-Hammonton would need to be in Midland for the same purchasing power:
| In Atlantic City-Hammonton | In Midland | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $48,445 | $-1,555 |
| $75,000 | $72,668 | $-2,332 |
| $100,000 | $96,890 | $-3,110 |
| $150,000 | $145,336 | $-4,664 |
$ in Atlantic City-Hammonton = in Midland
Same BEA Regional Price Parity ratio as the table above (98.9 → 95.8), computed live from your number, nothing is sent anywhere.
How the Price Gap Changed
Atlantic City-Hammonton and Midland share 17 published annual releases from 2008 through 2024. Their overall gap narrowed, moving from 14.2 to 3.1 RPP points. Atlantic City-Hammonton remained the higher-index metro in the latest release.
Rents changed the most within this pair: its gap moved 47.2 points between the first and latest shared releases (44.4 to 2.8 points). This describes a relative price-index history, not a forecast or a household budget.
| Release Year | Atlantic City-Hammonton RPP | Midland RPP | Relative Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 110.7 | 96.5 | 14.2 points Atlantic City-Hammonton higher |
| 2012 | 104.6 | 100.3 | 4.3 points Atlantic City-Hammonton higher |
| 2016 | 102.6 | 102.6 | 0.0 points Midland higher |
| 2020 | 101.2 | 95.8 | 5.3 points Atlantic City-Hammonton higher |
| 2024 | 98.9 | 95.8 | 3.1 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Midland more expensive than Atlantic City-Hammonton?
Midland is 3.1% less expensive than Atlantic City-Hammonton. The overall cost index is 95.8 vs 98.9 (national average = 100).
What salary in Midland equals $100K in Atlantic City-Hammonton?
A $100,000 salary in Atlantic City-Hammonton has the same purchasing power as $96,890 in Midland. This is based on the BEA Regional Price Parity indexes.
How do rents compare between Atlantic City-Hammonton and Midland?
Rents in Atlantic City-Hammonton are indexed at 98.7 while Midland is at 101.5 (national average = 100). Midland 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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