Zip lookup · MS

38871
Thaxton, Mississippi.

Thaxton, Pontotoc County, MS · Tupelo, MS metro · population 2,337

What it costs per month · 38871 $1,183/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$628 (+113%) since Feb 2021.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $14,201 +7%
$211,099$225,300 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $43,596 +24%
$181,704$225,300 since Sep 2021

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 38871 $1,183 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 38871$1,183
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 16 years.

Typical home values in zip 38871 rose 6.7% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 3 counties: Pontotoc County, MS 75% · Lafayette County, MS 17% · Union County, MS 8%

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Thaxton, MS — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $225,300 as of Sep 2026
+6.7%year on year

Typical home value — 38871

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 38871 $225,300 Tupelo $192,900 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2022 2024 2026
  • 38871$225,300
  • Tupelo$192,900
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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7.9 38627 Etta 1,145 — $208,563
10.5 38841 Ecru 3,963 — $213,358
13.1 38863 Pontotoc 19,046 — $206,459
13.3 38864 Randolph 2,100 — $185,391
13.8 38650 Myrtle 4,599 — $202,314
15.8 38652 New Albany 15,789 — $213,103
15.8 38655 Oxford 46,156 $2,338 $416,033
16.9 38913 Banner 509 — $168,471
17.3 38601 Abbeville 2,507 — $246,900

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.