Overall
Diff -5.5 RPP
Prescott Valley-Prescott vs Slidell-Mandeville-Covington
Cost of living comparison based on BEA Regional Price Parities. Slidell-Mandeville-Covington is 5.6% less expensive than Prescott Valley-Prescott.
5.6% less expensive
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA is 5.6% less expensive than Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ on BEA Regional Price Parities (overall RPP 92.7 vs 98.3). A $100,000 salary in Prescott Valley-Prescott buys about the same as $94,373 in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington; the largest component gap is services.
- Overall RPP 98.3 (Prescott Valley-Prescott) vs 92.7 (Slidell-Mandeville-Covington)
- $100k in Prescott Valley-Prescott ≈ $94,373 purchasing power in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington
- Services drives the gap (-19.8 RPP points)
RPP parity plate
Pair AZ:LA 98.3→92.7
TIER-NEAR · CROSS-STATE · SERVICES-LED · BOTH-BELOW · PP-SHIFT
- TIER-NEAR Near tier
- CROSS-STATE AZ × LA
- 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.
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA is 5.6% less expensive than Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ, a meaningful but not extreme shift. The move decision turns on which budget category creates the 5.5-point overall gap.
Services leads the difference, with Slidell-Mandeville-Covington 19.8 points lower than Prescott Valley-Prescott. 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 Prescott Valley-Prescott to $94,373 in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, but it is not a personal spending weight.
How the Price Gap Changed
Prescott Valley-Prescott and Slidell-Mandeville-Covington share 17 published annual releases from 2008 through 2024. Their overall gap held broadly steady, moving from 6.3 to 5.5 RPP points. Prescott Valley-Prescott remained the higher-index metro in the latest release.
Services changed the most within this pair: its gap moved 22.2 points between the first and latest shared releases (2.4 to 19.8 points). This describes a relative price-index history, not a forecast or a household budget.
| Release Year | Prescott Valley-Prescott RPP | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington RPP | Relative Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 103.0 | 96.7 | 6.3 points Prescott Valley-Prescott higher |
| 2012 | 96.5 | 97.6 | 1.1 points Slidell-Mandeville-Covington higher |
| 2016 | 98.6 | 98.7 | 0.1 points Slidell-Mandeville-Covington higher |
| 2020 | 93.2 | 95.7 | 2.5 points Slidell-Mandeville-Covington higher |
| 2024 | 98.3 | 92.7 | 5.5 points Prescott Valley-Prescott 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
Goods
Diff -2.5 RPP
Services
Diff -19.8 RPP
Rents
Diff -13.3 RPP
| Category | Prescott Valley-Prescott | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 98.3 | 92.7 | -5.5 |
| Goods | 96.2 | 93.7 | -2.5 |
| Services | 91.5 | 71.7 | -19.8 |
| Rents | 98.8 | 85.4 | -13.3 |
Visual Comparison
Overall
Prescott Valley-Prescott 98.3
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington 92.7
Goods
Prescott Valley-Prescott 96.2
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington 93.7
Services
Prescott Valley-Prescott 91.5
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington 71.7
Rents
Prescott Valley-Prescott 98.8
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington 85.4
Vertical line = national average (100)
Salary Equivalents
What a salary in Prescott Valley-Prescott would need to be in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington for the same purchasing power:
| In Prescott Valley-Prescott | In Slidell-Mandeville-Covington | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $47,186 | $-2,814 |
| $75,000 | $70,780 | $-4,220 |
| $100,000 | $94,373 | $-5,627 |
| $150,000 | $141,559 | $-8,441 |
$ in Prescott Valley-Prescott = in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington
Same BEA Regional Price Parity ratio as the table above (98.3 → 92.7), computed live from your number, nothing is sent anywhere.
Prescott Valley-Prescott
98.3
Cost Index
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington
92.7
Cost Index
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Slidell-Mandeville-Covington more expensive than Prescott Valley-Prescott?
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington is 5.6% less expensive than Prescott Valley-Prescott. The overall cost index is 92.7 vs 98.3 (national average = 100).
What salary in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington equals $100K in Prescott Valley-Prescott?
A $100,000 salary in Prescott Valley-Prescott has the same purchasing power as $94,373 in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington. This is based on the BEA Regional Price Parity indexes.
How do rents compare between Prescott Valley-Prescott and Slidell-Mandeville-Covington?
Rents in Prescott Valley-Prescott are indexed at 98.8 while Slidell-Mandeville-Covington is at 85.4 (national average = 100). Prescott Valley-Prescott 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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