Hancock County, MS real estate

What the numbers say

Hancock County, MS real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Hancock County listed for $336,975, down 4.0% from a year earlier. That is 15% above the Mississippi median of $292,250.

Homes spent a median of 81 days on the market, faster than 86 days a year ago. That makes Hancock County the #12 fastest-selling of 17 Mississippi counties we track.

Homeowners in Hancock County pay a median of $1,583 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $224,200, an effective rate of about 0.71%. The Mississippi average is 0.72%, which makes Hancock County the #45 lowest-tax of 81 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $977 a month, and $948 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 29 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 $337,000 home here comes to about $2,176 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $93,000 a year (the median household here earns $67,708).