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Mississippi.

50th most expensive state. Typical home $194,531 (+2.2% in a year), estimated payment $1,072 a month. As of Sep 2026.

What it costs per month · Mississippi $1,021/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$483 (+90%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $4,217 +2%
$190,314$194,531 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $19,782 +11%
$174,749$194,531 since Sep 2021
10 years
Up $58,772 +43%
$135,758$194,531 since Sep 2016

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Mississippi $1,021 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • Mississippi$1,021
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 32 years.

Typical home values in Mississippi rose 2.2% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

Buying the typical Mississippi home now takes 23% of the median household income ($56,447/yr, ACS 2020–2024) — the standard affordability line is 30%.

Share of median income needed to buy

Monthly payment for the typical home against the local median household income. Income is an annual survey, stepped — the saw-teeth are survey years, not markets.

15% 20% 25% 30% 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Mississippi 21.71% United States 28.57%
15% 20% 25% 30% 2014 2020 2026
  • Mississippi21.71%
  • United States28.57%

Mississippi home values

Zillow Home Value Index against the national figure. Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Mississippi $194,531 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • Mississippi$194,531
  • United States$366,157

Metros in Mississippi

Metros Counties Cities

Largest first, by population. Zillow publishes rent for fewer metros than home values, so a dash means no series — not a market at zero.

# Metro Rent 1-yr Δ Home value 1-yr Δ
1 Oxford $2,338 +3.5% $403,561 +2.8%
2 Starkville $1,408 +3.8% $259,844 +4.8%
3 Gulfport $1,422 +0.7% $224,165 +1.9%
4 Hattiesburg $1,303 +3.3% $213,737 +4.2%
5 Jackson $1,470 +3.9% $212,335 +2.7%
6 Picayune $1,191 — $210,154 +1.1%
7 Tupelo $1,301 +3.3% $192,900 +6.7%
8 Columbus $1,403 +3.6% $187,456 +3.3%
9 Corinth — — $179,110 +7.0%
10 Brookhaven — — $167,234 +1.4%
11 Laurel $1,242 — $145,785 -3.3%
12 Vicksburg $840 — $144,044 +0.3%
13 Grenada — — $129,495 -4.7%
14 Meridian $1,284 +10.1% $117,032 +0.1%
15 Cleveland — — $112,026 -7.1%
16 McComb $1,108 — $107,154 +9.4%
17 Greenwood — — $99,504 -4.6%
18 Indianola — — $93,014 -8.3%
19 Clarksdale — — $59,852 +3.5%
20 Greenville — — $53,678 -2.4%
21 West Point — — — —

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