Harrison County, MS real estate

What the numbers say

Harrison County, MS real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Harrison County listed for $287,000, down 7.4% from a year earlier. That is 2% below the Mississippi median of $292,250.

Homes spent a median of 82 days on the market, slower than 72 days a year ago. That makes Harrison County the #14 fastest-selling of 17 Mississippi counties we track.

Homeowners in Harrison County pay a median of $1,370 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $212,200, an effective rate of about 0.65%. The Mississippi average is 0.72%, which makes Harrison County the #25 lowest-tax of 81 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,115 a month, and $1,046 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 21 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 $287,000 home here comes to about $1,839 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $79,000 a year (the median household here earns $59,479).