Cost of Living in Mississippi

427 cities · Total population 1,659,119

Page updated: · Data vintage: 2023 ACS 5-Year
Sources: Census ACS·Tax Foundation·BLS · Methodology
Median Home Value
$161,400
-47% vs national
Median Rent
$923/mo
-30% vs national
Median Income
$54,915
-26% vs national
Unemployment Rate
6.0%
+24% vs national

Mississippi at a Glance

The median home value in Mississippi is $161,400, 47% below the national median of $305,000. Additionally, median rent is $923/mo (30% below the $1,314 national figure), and median household income is $54,915 (26% lower than the national $74,580), and the unemployment rate sits at 6.0% (24% above the 4.8% national average).

State Tax Rates

Income Tax
4.7%
State Sales Tax
7.0%
Total Sales Tax
7.1%
Property Tax Rate
0.7%

All Cities in Mississippi

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City Population Med. Income Home Value
Jackson 149,827 $43,238 $108,200
Gulfport 72,533 $46,044 $167,100
Southaven 55,531 $76,159 $214,800
Biloxi 49,011 $55,958 $203,200
Hattiesburg 48,507 $44,140 $153,600
Olive Branch 46,538 $98,421 $269,900
Tupelo 37,825 $66,314 $201,300
Meridian 34,466 $34,657 $100,800
Greenville 28,833 $36,297 $100,800
Madison 27,775 $120,918 $334,700
Pearl 27,458 $54,643 $170,900
Clinton 27,418 $70,913 $220,400
Horn Lake 26,622 $56,847 $158,900
Oxford 26,086 $59,901 $333,400
Starkville 25,611 $39,751 $265,900
Brandon 25,352 $93,073 $255,900
Ridgeland 24,548 $63,470 $259,600
Columbus 23,616 $40,588 $121,200
Pascagoula 21,812 $43,286 $132,500
Vicksburg 20,944 $42,484 $117,000
Gautier 19,026 $62,480 $162,700
Ocean Springs 18,561 $78,929 $235,100
Hernando 17,580 $71,451 $282,200
Laurel 17,129 $37,781 $110,200
Long Beach 16,876 $71,121 $205,300
Corinth 14,450 $41,243 $164,200
Clarksdale 14,423 $35,210 $84,200
Natchez 14,207 $35,613 $114,100
Greenwood 13,983 $34,659 $98,500
D'Iberville 13,033 $65,712 $199,000
Byram 12,847 $74,103 $177,200
Grenada 12,484 $42,470 $152,100
McComb 12,202 $40,515 $102,100
Moss Point 12,066 $46,684 $107,700
Picayune 11,839 $37,270 $146,500
Brookhaven 11,656 $36,269 $111,500
Petal 11,195 $72,845 $161,400
Canton 10,863 $34,812 $111,800
Cleveland 10,855 $43,519 $162,300
Flowood 10,384 $83,204 $288,400
Yazoo City 10,270 $28,722 $93,000
Bay St. Louis 9,971 $70,082 $231,900
West Point 9,967 $35,055 $119,300
Indianola 9,360 $39,275 $119,100
Diamondhead 9,338 $86,208 $236,700
Booneville 9,060 $50,112 $123,500
Senatobia 8,306 $52,370 $208,000
Gulf Hills 8,193 $66,472 $191,800
St. Martin 7,797 $53,488 $171,300
New Albany 7,661 $46,276 $150,000
Batesville 7,432 $46,492 $190,800
Richland 7,250 $63,611 $131,300
Waveland 7,066 $58,795 $201,800
Philadelphia 7,030 $36,781 $95,600
Kosciusko 6,994 $36,490 $115,900
Holly Springs 6,861 $47,344 $110,900
Amory 6,564 $51,592 $140,700
Gulf Park Estates 6,517 $62,100 $196,800
West Hattiesburg 6,509 $38,269 $209,100
Latimer 6,474 $66,016 $178,500
Louisville 6,018 $37,679 $135,800
Pass Christian 5,942 $74,302 $257,300
Columbia 5,804 $34,328 $112,100
Pontotoc 5,717 $50,230 $144,300
Leakesville 5,564 $65,745 $111,300
Ripley 5,415 $56,641 $132,500
Forest 5,365 $51,082 $129,100
Vancleave 5,196 $71,000 $218,900
Saltillo 4,962 $84,063 $200,800
Aberdeen 4,909 $40,732 $84,100
University 4,899
Carthage 4,859 $47,304 $146,800
Crystal Springs 4,766 $42,990 $88,300
Florence 4,647 $86,406 $207,400
Ellisville 4,593 $32,853 $97,000
Waynesboro 4,552 $30,910 $84,400
Fulton 4,511 $56,620 $140,300
Pearl River 4,403 $46,295 $55,000
Mississippi State 4,367
Winona 4,319 $27,486 $93,500
Wiggins 4,270 $41,705 $105,700
Magee 3,977 $43,250 $122,700
Leland 3,864 $39,767 $111,100
Houston 3,757 $36,667 $121,300
Beechwood 3,708 $88,653 $239,400
Morton 3,661 $38,889 $90,000
Escatawpa 3,626 $35,313 $89,800
New Hope 3,587 $79,250 $223,900
Hazlehurst 3,547 $40,491 $109,400
Macon 3,454 $29,167 $98,200
Water Valley 3,380 $47,167 $111,000
Magnolia 3,264 $37,447 $60,000
Newton 3,151 $34,286 $82,700
Iuka 3,118 $45,805 $122,200
Baldwyn 3,005 $43,333 $94,000
Bridgetown 2,955 $127,917 $320,800
Lucedale 2,944 $38,468 $151,200
Ruleville 2,859 $35,536 $94,700
Poplarville 2,814 $65,147 $164,500
Gluckstadt 2,791 $118,577 $277,000
Verona 2,782 $44,018 $113,900
Summit 2,684 $33,983 $101,700
Okolona 2,623 $34,400 $81,100
Hide-A-Way Lake 2,615 $70,333 $195,500
Belmont 2,538 $43,152 $160,900
Sardis 2,525 $32,134 $72,100
Nicholson 2,523 $46,468 $98,500
Kiln 2,454 $70,708 $150,500
Flora 2,399 $36,453 $213,700
Mendenhall 2,397 $39,911 $102,800
Centreville 2,348 $47,844 $57,200
Wesson 2,346 $50,987 $111,700
Charleston 2,301 $37,351 $87,700
Union 2,289 $42,791 $105,600
Hollandale 2,258 $36,058 $88,700
Sharon 2,223 $90,278 $100,100
Oak Grove 2,200 $105,069 $239,600
Drew 2,186 $22,407 $60,000
Collins 2,180 $35,946 $90,400
Guntown 2,174 $72,292 $167,600
Tchula 2,154 $35,441 $57,500
Sumrall 2,112 $72,348 $214,900
Cleary 2,060
Mooreville 2,052 $143,681 $175,100
Tutwiler 2,049 $33,836 $59,900
Farmington 2,044 $50,294 $132,300
Lyman 2,041 $97,500 $205,000
Eupora 2,036 $52,546 $96,800
Marion 2,033 $57,292 $194,800
Decatur 2,025 $47,258 $125,800
Nettleton 2,023 $44,178 $90,900
Tylertown 2,023 $117,200
Bay Springs 2,021 $49,183 $147,600
Rolling Fork 2,001 $34,375 $121,100
Taylorsville 1,997 $33,750 $134,500
Tunica Resorts 1,977 $40,455 $172,400
Quitman 1,949 $44,744 $123,000
Byhalia 1,935 $37,813 $111,300
Ackerman 1,906 $47,917 $131,000
Durant 1,904 $28,050 $58,100
Lynchburg 1,894 $93,750 $201,500
Rosedale 1,871 $16,691 $100,800
Raymond 1,856 $46,875 $206,000
Collinsville 1,849 $78,750 $177,000
Terry 1,809 $48,354 $155,800
Calhoun City 1,804 $45,439 $85,600
Mantachie 1,745 $81,818 $131,900
Itta Bena 1,735 $32,898 $100,200
Shannon 1,719 $42,208 $120,200
Shelby 1,709 $27,728 $82,400
Purvis 1,691 $34,688 $122,500
Belzoni 1,664 $45,000 $103,400
Pelahatchie 1,648 $52,957 $183,300
Fayette 1,602 $25,383 $73,800
Shaw 1,586 $23,913 $84,200
Ecru 1,566 $68,500 $200,900
Rawls Springs 1,554 $49,573 $101,200
Mound Bayou 1,526 $23,194 $63,100
Glendale 1,519 $55,438 $113,700
Lumberton 1,515 $40,050 $78,000
DeLisle 1,514 $90,288 $228,100
Marks 1,483 $35,074 $99,300
Como 1,464 $21,865 $162,500
Blue Mountain 1,452 $57,527 $78,600
Bruce 1,445 $32,772 $76,100
Maben 1,435 $28,816 $72,200
Arnold Line 1,434 $51,136 $156,100
Walls 1,392 $54,375 $160,800
Wade 1,380 $207,900
Moorhead 1,370 $35,885 $85,600
Columbus AFB 1,368 $75,952
Vaiden 1,311 $22,273 $47,000
Hurley 1,305 $67,051 $215,600
Robinhood 1,304 $59,706 $85,300
Nellieburg 1,297 $24,227 $120,200
Coldwater 1,293 $41,484 $85,400
Caledonia 1,283 $81,741 $175,000
Monticello 1,277 $28,920 $114,200
Mount Olive 1,268 $57,100
Goodman 1,237 $14,722 $37,200
Pickens 1,235 $31,107 $104,200
Victoria 1,208 $67,854 $175,600
Lexington 1,202 $39,375 $90,300
Gloster 1,189 $22,500 $73,400
Courtland 1,184 $47,167 $97,800
Richton 1,180 $35,568 $137,600
Metcalfe 1,141 $33,194 $79,500
Port Gibson 1,114 $29,500 $127,100
Conehatta 1,110 $45,565 $119,000
Raleigh 1,104 $35,833 $110,700
Algoma 1,065 $60,000 $201,500
Stonewall 1,058 $27,981 $60,000
Sunflower 1,049 $24,479 $77,800
Prentiss 1,048 $30,395 $84,800
Alcorn State University 1,007
Vardaman 1,004 $36,000 $55,000
Friars Point 997 $21,181 $54,100
Pearlington 989 $51,719 $108,700
Hillsboro 963 $47,056 $76,400
Tunica 961 $39,958 $178,500
Plantersville 953 $34,034 $126,300
Jonestown 941 $20,900 $60,300
Lambert 926 $28,793 $59,700
De Kalb 921 $29,978 $72,900
Beaumont 917 $80,302 $260,100
Morgantown 917 $86,200
Woodville 914 $31,827 $102,500
Edwards 903 $38,438 $97,100
Brooksville 884 $22,917 $81,400
Coffeeville 875 $26,389 $81,700
Big Point 860 $114,067 $168,800
Helena 856 $83,929 $197,300
Derma 855 $52,879 $78,900
State Line 853 $54,600
Liberty 845 $42,829 $104,300
Isola 844 $40,313 $100,000
Mathiston 842 $59,514 $125,900
Saucier 813 $50,720 $107,400
Bude 808 $24,583 $78,200
Burnsville 807 $41,518 $70,400
Falkner 786 $56,354 $100,300
Duck Hill 784 $45,250 $103,600
Utica 779 $36,750 $90,800
Weir 759 $40,000 $71,600
Inverness 757 $52,250 $136,200
New Houlka 754 $47,981 $84,400
Myrtle 751 $59,375 $142,200
Mississippi Valley State University 750 $73,242
Crowder 745 $20,781 $51,800
Meridian Station 739 $51,500
Scooba 734
Renova 720 $112,800
Cloverdale 718 $41,436
Hickory Flat 714 $36,481 $100,900
Heidelberg 709 $52,722 $79,400
Anguilla 707 $24,500 $78,300
Kearney Park 703 $137,500
Bolton 693 $36,563 $46,200
Crenshaw 675 $36,542 $81,900
Redwater 671 $60,333 $128,200
Polkville 664 $55,357 $80,300
Randolph 650 $45,584 $217,300
Thaxton 650 $81,250 $208,500
Elliott 645 $55,595 $54,800
Walnut Grove 645 $32,813 $84,400
Boyle 641 $39,926 $141,000
Merigold 634 $53,558 $107,600
Walnut 633 $27,396 $84,700
Roxie 624 $42,188 $63,300
Hatley 622 $63,000 $189,900
Eudora 605 $76,689 $242,600
Benoit 572 $93,800
Meadville 569 $56,378 $85,200
Smithville 565 $40,268 $91,200
Ashland 562 $44,194 $116,900
Wheeler 556 $181,300
North Carrollton 544 $16,914 $107,800
Pope 544 $80,595 $119,700
Standing Pine 539 $57,532 $82,400
Noxapater 536 $49,861 $89,000
White Oak 533
Hermanville 527 $26,400
Mantee 527 $93,875 $117,400
Lake 523 $37,813 $73,900
Kilmichael 520 $41,333 $83,800
Lakeview 516 $320,000
Sherman 515 $57,969 $151,900
North Tunica 507
Sandersville 503 $47,167 $105,200
Shubuta 502 $48,750 $77,100
Soso 497 $65,521 $143,300
Tucker 497 $66,417
New Hamilton 491 $32,713
Tishomingo 487 $46,458 $101,400
New Hebron 486 $66,618 $108,500
Enterprise 478 $62,344 $105,200
Hickory 472 $63,750 $113,300
Beauregard 467 $52,750 $91,700
New Augusta 459 $85,000
Benton 448 $59,759
D'Lo 445 $31,771 $91,900
Louin 444 $52,679 $172,700
Bogue Chitto CDP (Kemper and Neshoba Counties) 441
Potts Camp 435 $49,722 $93,300
Carrollton 423 $83,523 $118,100
Webb 422 $24,389 $73,900
Baxterville 421 $45,391 $9,999
Puckett 420 $66,000 $182,500
Snow Lake Shores 414 $51,607 $144,700
Oakland 399 $32,045
Sumner 396 $60,417 $159,700
McLain 394 $41,667 $56,300
Jumpertown 384 $45,227 $113,600
Glen 379 $61,429 $100,800
Artesia 378 $19,500 $107,700
Mount Pleasant 372 $46,838
Cary 370 $46,250
Eagle Bend 368 $45,038
Osyka 368 $86,000
Bond 364 $48,580
Lyon 361 $92,083 $129,400
Abbeville 358 $61,563 $148,200
Dumas 358 $57,000 $101,300
Duncan 357 $46,219 $9,999
Clara 354 $86,700
Toomsuba 350 $73,380 $205,600
Crawford 348 $37,625 $91,700
Runnelstown 347
Gunnison 344 $23,438 $75,000
Bovina 341 $177,900
Pittsboro 337 $85,600
Foxworth 335 $21,212 $61,000
Cruger 333 $30,313 $74,200
Sledge 327 $47,688 $60,000
Tremont 317 $41,563
Hamilton 316 $32,721
Rienzi 312 $45,417 $95,600
Bogue Chitto CDP (Lincoln County) 297 $20,400
Buckatunna 297 $95,933 $110,600
Beulah 292 $31,542 $70,000
Toccopola 286 $95,400
Agricola 281 $78,462 $158,300
Georgetown 281 $21,696 $131,300
Crosby 277 $12,857
Bentonia 274 $79,500
Blue Springs 271 $60,156 $170,000
Lauderdale 271
Kokomo 268 $55,400
Kirkville 265 $46,405 $12,800
Shuqualak 265 $14,875 $71,400
Redwood 264 $52,796
Pachuta 263 $32,361 $85,500
Glen Allan 262 $22,813 $9,999
Holcomb 262 $63,514 $104,400
Taylor 258 $79,167 $275,000
Harperville 256
Mize 251 $63,438 $139,700
Braxton 245 $57,292 $162,500
French Camp 235 $95,417 $343,800
Paris 233
Schlater 231 $65,066 $28,100
Seminary 230 $55,000 $161,300
New Site 226 $148,500
Doddsville 219 $31,458
Grace 219 $42,098
Bethlehem 218
Lula 218 $38,333 $63,300
Ethel 217 $36,389 $76,200
Farrell 216 $37,007 $38,400
Chunky 215 $56,667 $79,000
Bassfield 211 $30,208 $84,000
Alligator 209
Sebastopol 206 $41,250 $118,800
Coahoma 205 $24,297 $60,700
Mayersville 205 $12,431 $75,000
Elizabeth 204
Arkabutla 202 $123,875 $122,800
Sallis 198 $53,177 $95,700
West 192 $83,750 $82,100
Henderson Point 186 $62,610 $322,000
Eden 184 $60,600
Silver Creek 183 $26,250 $103,600
Panther Burn 180
Golden 178 $48,889 $103,100
Morgan City 172 $18,833 $102,500
Falcon 171 $56,300
Ovett 161
Arcola 160 $26,667
Marietta 159 $58,750 $104,200
Silver City 159
Louise 155 $21,447 $44,700
Kossuth 154 $100,625 $162,500
Longview 151 $112,000
Gattman 148 $63,210
Bobo 146
Skene 146
Woodland 146
Lena 144 $93,750 $116,700
Pace 143 $30,000 $73,300
Darling 139
Montrose 139 $251,900
Sidon 133 $15,000 $80,000
Walthall 131 $59,583 $107,500
Sturgis 128 $57,500 $111,400
Paden 125 $49,375 $75,000
Pheba 123 $19,118 $211,800
Big Creek 119 $41,250 $79,400
Glendora 116 $13,194 $55,000
Strayhorn 115
Stewart 113
Winstonville 113 $46,250 $133,800
De Soto 112 $35,714
Tula 107
Independence 106 $118,000
Rena Lara 106 $80,417 $92,500
Sylvarena 96 $61,250 $110,700
Biggersville 95
Dennis 90 $109,900
Slate Springs 87 $88,077
Dundee 82
McCool 77 $56,458 $70,800
Eastabuchie 75
Moselle 72
Valley Park 72 $54,722 $158,600
Learned 63 $70,625 $167,500
Red Banks 58
Pattison 57
Bolivar 55
Winterville 50
Tillatoba 48
Symonds 44
Scott 40
Satartia 31
Waterford 30 $34,286
Leaf 20
Fernwood 19
Benndale 15
Van Vleet 15
Jacinto 12
Austin
Chalybeate
Delta City
Dublin
Lamar
Nitta Yuma
Porterville
Stoneville