Overall
- Midland
- 95.8
Diff -0.6 RPP
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin vs Midland
Cost of living comparison based on BEA Regional Price Parities. Midland is 0.6% less expensive than Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin.
0.6% less expensive
Midland, TX is 0.6% less expensive than Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN on BEA Regional Price Parities (overall RPP 95.8 vs 96.3). A $100,000 salary in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin buys about the same as $99,424 in Midland; the largest component gap is services.
- Overall RPP 96.3 (Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin) vs 95.8 (Midland)
- $100k in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin ≈ $99,424 purchasing power in Midland
- Services drives the gap (+11.3 RPP points)
RPP parity plate
Pair TN:TX 96.3→95.8
PHOTO-FINISH · CROSS-STATE · SPLIT-BUDGET · BOTH-BELOW · PP-PAR
- PHOTO-FINISH Photo finish
- CROSS-STATE TN × TX
- 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.
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
96.3
Cost Index
Midland
95.8
Cost Index
What This Comparison Actually Tells You
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN and Midland, TX are a photo finish on overall price level, only 0.6 RPP points apart. A salary conversion is therefore a fine adjustment, not evidence of a fundamentally different cost regime.
Services creates the largest separation: Midland is 11.3 points higher. 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin to $99,424 in Midland, but it is not a personal spending weight.
Category Breakdown
Goods
- Midland
- 93.8
Diff -2.5 RPP
Services
- Midland
- 83.2
Diff +11.3 RPP
Rents
- Midland
- 101.5
Diff -3.1 RPP
| Category | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | Midland | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 96.3 | 95.8 | -0.6 |
| Goods | 96.2 | 93.8 | -2.5 |
| Services | 72.0 | 83.2 | +11.3 |
| Rents | 104.6 | 101.5 | -3.1 |
Visual Comparison
Overall
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 96.3
Midland 95.8
Goods
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 96.2
Midland 93.8
Services
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 72.0
Midland 83.2
Rents
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 104.6
Midland 101.5
Vertical line = national average (100)
Salary Equivalents
What a salary in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin would need to be in Midland for the same purchasing power:
| In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | In Midland | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $49,712 | $-288 |
| $75,000 | $74,568 | $-432 |
| $100,000 | $99,424 | $-576 |
| $150,000 | $149,136 | $-864 |
$ in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin = in Midland
Same BEA Regional Price Parity ratio as the table above (96.3 → 95.8), computed live from your number, nothing is sent anywhere.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Midland more expensive than Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin?
Midland is 0.6% less expensive than Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin. The overall cost index is 95.8 vs 96.3 (national average = 100).
What salary in Midland equals $100K in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin?
A $100,000 salary in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin has the same purchasing power as $99,424 in Midland. This is based on the BEA Regional Price Parity indexes.
How do rents compare between Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin and Midland?
Rents in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin are indexed at 104.6 while Midland is at 101.5 (national average = 100). Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 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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