Overall
Diff +5.5 RPP
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington vs Prescott Valley-Prescott
Cost of living comparison based on BEA Regional Price Parities. Prescott Valley-Prescott is 6% more expensive than Slidell-Mandeville-Covington.
6% more expensive
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is 6% more expensive than Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA on BEA Regional Price Parities (overall RPP 98.3 vs 92.7). A $100,000 salary in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington buys about the same as $105,963 in Prescott Valley-Prescott; the largest component gap is services.
- Overall RPP 92.7 (Slidell-Mandeville-Covington) vs 98.3 (Prescott Valley-Prescott)
- $100k in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington ≈ $105,963 purchasing power in Prescott Valley-Prescott
- Services drives the gap (+19.8 RPP points)
RPP parity plate
Pair LA:AZ 92.7→98.3
TIER-NEAR · CROSS-STATE · SERVICES-LED · BOTH-BELOW · PP-SHIFT
- TIER-NEAR Near tier
- CROSS-STATE LA × AZ
- 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.
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is 6% more expensive than Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA, 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 Prescott Valley-Prescott 19.8 points higher than Slidell-Mandeville-Covington. 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 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington to $105,963 in Prescott Valley-Prescott, but it is not a personal spending weight.
How the Price Gap Changed
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington and Prescott Valley-Prescott 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 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington RPP | Prescott Valley-Prescott RPP | Relative Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 96.7 | 103.0 | 6.3 points Prescott Valley-Prescott higher |
| 2012 | 97.6 | 96.5 | 1.1 points Slidell-Mandeville-Covington higher |
| 2016 | 98.7 | 98.6 | 0.1 points Slidell-Mandeville-Covington higher |
| 2020 | 95.7 | 93.2 | 2.5 points Slidell-Mandeville-Covington higher |
| 2024 | 92.7 | 98.3 | 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 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington | Prescott Valley-Prescott | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 92.7 | 98.3 | +5.5 |
| Goods | 93.7 | 96.2 | +2.5 |
| Services | 71.7 | 91.5 | +19.8 |
| Rents | 85.4 | 98.8 | +13.3 |
Visual Comparison
Overall
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington 92.7
Prescott Valley-Prescott 98.3
Goods
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington 93.7
Prescott Valley-Prescott 96.2
Services
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington 71.7
Prescott Valley-Prescott 91.5
Rents
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington 85.4
Prescott Valley-Prescott 98.8
Vertical line = national average (100)
Salary Equivalents
What a salary in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington would need to be in Prescott Valley-Prescott for the same purchasing power:
| In Slidell-Mandeville-Covington | In Prescott Valley-Prescott | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $52,981 | +$2,981 |
| $75,000 | $79,472 | +$4,472 |
| $100,000 | $105,963 | +$5,963 |
| $150,000 | $158,944 | +$8,944 |
$ in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington = in Prescott Valley-Prescott
Same BEA Regional Price Parity ratio as the table above (92.7 → 98.3), computed live from your number, nothing is sent anywhere.
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington
92.7
Cost Index
Prescott Valley-Prescott
98.3
Cost Index
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Prescott Valley-Prescott more expensive than Slidell-Mandeville-Covington?
Prescott Valley-Prescott is 6% more expensive than Slidell-Mandeville-Covington. The overall cost index is 98.3 vs 92.7 (national average = 100).
What salary in Prescott Valley-Prescott equals $100K in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington?
A $100,000 salary in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington has the same purchasing power as $105,963 in Prescott Valley-Prescott. This is based on the BEA Regional Price Parity indexes.
How do rents compare between Slidell-Mandeville-Covington and Prescott Valley-Prescott?
Rents in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington are indexed at 85.4 while Prescott Valley-Prescott is at 98.8 (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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