Gulfport or Manchester: which is better?
US metro area: head-to-head comparison
Gulfport wins on more indicators: 6 of 11 against 5.
- Money: Gulfport 3:1
- Climate and risks: Manchester 3:4
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Gulfport
Indicator
Manchester
Money
Better: Gulfport (3 : 1)Per capita income
higher is better
✗$50,430
202437% lower
✓$80,473
202460% higher
Typical rent
lower is better
✓$1,422
2026-09-3034% lower
✗$2,165
2026-09-3052% higher
Typical home value
lower is better
✓$224,165
2026-09-3057% lower
✗$517,399
2026-09-30131% higher
Price level
lower is better
✓90.0 100 = US average
202415% lower
✗105.7 100 = US average
202417% higher
Climate and risks
Better: Manchester (3 : 4)Air: median AQI
lower is better
✗47 AQI
202427% higher
✓37 AQI
202421% lower
Days with unhealthy air
lower is better
✗5 days per year
2024
✓0 days per year
2024
Hot days (max ≥ +30 °C)
lower is better
✗134 days per year
2016-2025446% higher
✓25 days per year
2016-202582% lower
Frost days (min ≤ −10 °C)
lower is better
✓0 days per year
2016-2025100% lower
✗33 days per year
2016-202532700% higher
Severe frost (min ≤ −20 °C)
lower is better
✓0.0 days per year
2016-2025
✗2.6 days per year
2016-2025
Ice days (max ≤ 0 °C)
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
0 days per year
2016-2025
36 days per year
2016-2025
Heating degree days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
668 °C·days per year
2016-2025
3,596 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Cooling degree days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1,787 °C·days per year
2016-2025
339 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Rainy days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
95 days per year
2016-2025
103 days per year
2016-2025
Snowfall days
no data for one of the places
no data
13 days per year
2016-2025
Annual precipitation
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1,674 mm per year
2016-2025
1,122 mm per year
2016-2025
Daylight on December 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
10.2 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
9.0 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Daylight on June 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
14.1 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
15.4 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Air humidity
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
76 %
2021-2025
70 %
2021-2025
Muggy days (dew point ≥ +20 °C)
lower is better
✗162 days per year
2021-2025968% higher
✓15 days per year
2021-202591% lower
Distance to the sea
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1 km
2006-2025
54 km
2006-2025
Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km
lower is better
✓0.00 per year
2006-2025
✗0.05 per year
2006-2025
Strongest earthquake in the period
no data for one of the places
no data
4.7 magnitude
2006-2025
Urban environment
no winnerPopulation
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
426,793 people
2024
430,462 people
2024
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Gulfport, Manchester.