Overall
- Eagle Pass
- 83.8
- Jackson
- 85.5
Diff +1.7 RPP
Eagle Pass vs Jackson
Cost of living comparison based on BEA Regional Price Parities. Jackson is 2% more expensive than Eagle Pass.
2% more expensive
Jackson, TN is 2% more expensive than Eagle Pass, TX on BEA Regional Price Parities (overall RPP 85.5 vs 83.8). A $100,000 salary in Eagle Pass buys about the same as $102,049 in Jackson; the largest component gap is services.
- Overall RPP 83.8 (Eagle Pass) vs 85.5 (Jackson)
- $100k in Eagle Pass ≈ $102,049 purchasing power in Jackson
- Services drives the gap (-9.2 RPP points)
RPP parity plate
Pair TX:TN 83.8→85.5
PHOTO-FINISH · CROSS-STATE · SPLIT-BUDGET · BOTH-BELOW · PP-PAR
- PHOTO-FINISH Photo finish
- CROSS-STATE TX × TN
- 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.
Eagle Pass
83.8
Cost Index
Jackson
85.5
Cost Index
What This Comparison Actually Tells You
Eagle Pass, TX and Jackson, TN are a photo finish on overall price level, only 1.7 RPP points apart. A salary conversion is therefore a fine adjustment, not evidence of a fundamentally different cost regime.
Services creates the largest separation: Jackson is 9.2 points lower. But services 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 service-heavy household, test childcare, health, and other locally supplied costs before relying on rent alone. The BEA ratio converts $100,000 in Eagle Pass to $102,049 in Jackson, but it is not a personal spending weight.
Category Breakdown
Goods
- Eagle Pass
- 93.8
- Jackson
- 96.2
Diff +2.5 RPP
Services
- Eagle Pass
- 81.9
- Jackson
- 72.6
Diff -9.2 RPP
Rents
- Eagle Pass
- 53.7
- Jackson
- 56.6
Diff +2.9 RPP
| Category | Eagle Pass | Jackson | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 83.8 | 85.5 | +1.7 |
| Goods | 93.8 | 96.2 | +2.5 |
| Services | 81.9 | 72.6 | -9.2 |
| Rents | 53.7 | 56.6 | +2.9 |
Visual Comparison
Overall
Eagle Pass 83.8
Jackson 85.5
Goods
Eagle Pass 93.8
Jackson 96.2
Services
Eagle Pass 81.9
Jackson 72.6
Rents
Eagle Pass 53.7
Jackson 56.6
Vertical line = national average (100)
How the Price Gap Changed
Eagle Pass and Jackson share 17 published annual releases from 2008 through 2024. Their overall gap held broadly steady, moving from 1.8 to 1.7 RPP points. Jackson remained the higher-index metro in the latest release.
Services changed the most within this pair: its gap moved 5.2 points between the first and latest shared releases (14.4 to 9.2 points). This describes a relative price-index history, not a forecast or a household budget.
| Release Year | Eagle Pass RPP | Jackson RPP | Relative Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 84.4 | 86.1 | 1.8 points Jackson higher |
| 2012 | 85.9 | 87.6 | 1.7 points Jackson higher |
| 2016 | 84.6 | 85.9 | 1.3 points Jackson higher |
| 2020 | 89.1 | 83.8 | 5.3 points Eagle Pass higher |
| 2024 | 83.8 | 85.5 | 1.7 points Jackson 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 Eagle Pass would need to be in Jackson for the same purchasing power:
| In Eagle Pass | In Jackson | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $51,024 | +$1,024 |
| $75,000 | $76,537 | +$1,537 |
| $100,000 | $102,049 | +$2,049 |
| $150,000 | $153,073 | +$3,073 |
$ in Eagle Pass = in Jackson
Same BEA Regional Price Parity ratio as the table above (83.8 → 85.5), computed live from your number, nothing is sent anywhere.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Jackson more expensive than Eagle Pass?
Jackson is 2% more expensive than Eagle Pass. The overall cost index is 85.5 vs 83.8 (national average = 100).
What salary in Jackson equals $100K in Eagle Pass?
A $100,000 salary in Eagle Pass has the same purchasing power as $102,049 in Jackson. This is based on the BEA Regional Price Parity indexes.
How do rents compare between Eagle Pass and Jackson?
Rents in Eagle Pass are indexed at 53.7 while Jackson is at 56.6 (national average = 100). Jackson 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
Every figure on PlainCost is rendered directly from BEA Regional Price Parity source data, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, our changelog, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-11. Rankings measure the published cost-of-living index only; we don't recommend where to live or rate any metro's quality of life.