Property tax rate
0.72%Median bill $1,215/yr · CensusMedian rent
$9542-bed $913Per month · CensusDays on market
75 days▲ 6 days vs last yearSeptember 2026 · Realtor.comWhat the numbers say
Mississippi real estate at a glance
By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data
In September 2026, the median home in Mississippi listed for $292,250, down 1.4% from a year earlier.
Homes spent a median of 75 days on the market, slower than 69 days a year ago.
Homeowners in Mississippi pay a median of $1,215 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $169,800, an effective rate of about 0.72%.
Renters pay a median of $954 a month, and $913 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 26 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.
With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $292,000 home here comes to about $1,889 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $81,000 a year (the median household here earns $56,447).
Monthly payment on a typical home
$1,889/mo- Principal & interest$1,593
- Property tax$174
- Insurance (est.)$122
$292,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed
Run your own numbersRents in Mississippi by bedrooms
Studio$741
1 bedroom$784
2 bedrooms$913
3 bedrooms$1,055
4 bedrooms$1,226
Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.
County by county
Every Mississippi county compared
Lowest property tax rates
- Amite County0.38%
- Smith County0.42%
- Choctaw County0.48%
- Tishomingo County0.49%
- Claiborne County0.49%
Fastest-selling counties
- Lauderdale County59 days
- DeSoto County62 days
- Pearl River County64 days
- Jackson County65 days
- Rankin County68 days
| County | Median list price | Days on market | Property tax | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | – | – | 0.90% | $734 |
| Alcorn County | – | – | 0.58% | $751 |
| Amite County | – | – | 0.38% | $670 |
| Attala County | – | – | 0.68% | $825 |
| Benton County | – | – | 0.69% | $731 |
| Bolivar County | – | – | 0.73% | $685 |
| Calhoun County | – | – | 0.66% | $662 |
| Carroll County | – | – | 0.53% | $662 |
| Chickasaw County | – | – | 0.73% | $670 |
| Choctaw County | – | – | 0.48% | $638 |
| Claiborne County | – | – | 0.49% | $660 |
| Clarke County | – | – | 0.56% | $801 |
| Clay County | – | – | 0.63% | $817 |
| Coahoma County | – | – | 1.12% | $749 |
| Copiah County | – | – | 0.72% | $766 |
| Covington County | – | – | 0.59% | $662 |
| DeSoto County | $379,000 | 62 | 0.60% | $1,451 |
| Forrest County | $236,750 | 83 | 0.81% | $972 |
| Franklin County | – | – | 0.73% | $725 |
| George County | – | – | 0.63% | $844 |
| Greene County | – | – | 0.85% | $802 |
| Grenada County | – | – | 1.02% | $807 |
| Hancock County | $336,975 | 81 | 0.71% | $977 |
| Harrison County | $287,000 | 82 | 0.65% | $1,115 |
| Hinds County | $125,000 | 78 | 0.88% | $1,061 |
| Holmes County | – | – | 0.86% | $590 |
| Humphreys County | – | – | 0.98% | $641 |
| Issaquena County | – | – | – | $339 |
| Itawamba County | – | – | 0.59% | $811 |
| Jackson County | $294,950 | 65 | 0.71% | $1,101 |
| Jasper County | – | – | 0.69% | $724 |
| Jefferson County | – | – | 0.86% | $448 |
| Jefferson Davis County | – | – | 0.89% | $757 |
| Jones County | $249,725 | 76 | 0.74% | $869 |
| Kemper County | – | – | 0.57% | $677 |
| Lafayette County | $482,875 | 81 | 0.55% | $1,085 |
| Lamar County | $342,400 | 73 | 0.66% | $1,126 |
| Lauderdale County | $228,250 | 59 | 0.92% | $953 |
| Lawrence County | – | – | 0.67% | $753 |
| Leake County | – | – | 0.67% | $765 |
| Lee County | $301,975 | 76 | 0.69% | $957 |
| Leflore County | – | – | 1.02% | $689 |
| Lincoln County | – | – | 0.70% | $760 |
| Lowndes County | $259,950 | 89 | 0.60% | $930 |
| Madison County | $399,000 | 72 | 0.68% | $1,186 |
| Marion County | – | – | 0.75% | $818 |
| Marshall County | – | – | 0.72% | $868 |
| Monroe County | – | – | 0.70% | $768 |
| Montgomery County | – | – | 1.00% | $734 |
| Neshoba County | – | – | 0.89% | $839 |
| Newton County | – | – | 0.73% | $638 |
| Noxubee County | – | – | 0.96% | $677 |
| Oktibbeha County | $399,900 | 71 | 0.71% | $915 |
| Panola County | – | – | 0.65% | $874 |
| Pearl River County | $300,000 | 64 | 0.65% | $906 |
| Perry County | – | – | 0.62% | $755 |
| Pike County | – | – | 0.88% | $919 |
| Pontotoc County | – | – | 0.58% | $864 |
| Prentiss County | – | – | 0.73% | $637 |
| Quitman County | – | – | 1.06% | $672 |
| Rankin County | $317,450 | 68 | 0.60% | $1,270 |
| Scott County | – | – | 0.67% | $888 |
| Sharkey County | – | – | 0.88% | $623 |
| Simpson County | – | – | 0.61% | $852 |
| Smith County | – | – | 0.42% | $664 |
| Stone County | – | – | 0.70% | $936 |
| Sunflower County | – | – | 0.93% | $694 |
| Tallahatchie County | – | – | 0.61% | $732 |
| Tate County | – | – | 0.65% | $963 |
| Tippah County | – | – | 0.77% | $790 |
| Tishomingo County | – | – | 0.49% | $682 |
| Tunica County | – | – | 0.53% | $977 |
| Union County | – | – | 0.56% | $865 |
| Walthall County | – | – | 0.72% | $790 |
| Warren County | $219,750 | 95 | 0.80% | $888 |
| Washington County | – | – | 0.86% | $833 |
| Wayne County | – | – | 0.63% | $784 |
| Webster County | – | – | 0.68% | $632 |
| Wilkinson County | – | – | 0.99% | $686 |
| Winston County | – | – | 0.65% | $721 |
| Yalobusha County | – | – | 0.66% | $667 |
| Yazoo County | – | – | 0.78% | $790 |
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Sources: Realtor.com housing inventory (monthly) and Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (weekly), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (property taxes, home values, rents, income). Insurance is an estimate. Medians for the whole state; individual homes vary. For information only.