Hinds County, MS real estate

What the numbers say

Hinds County, MS real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Hinds County listed for $125,000, down 19.7% from a year earlier. That is 57% below the Mississippi median of $292,250.

Homes spent a median of 78 days on the market, slower than 75 days a year ago. That makes Hinds County the #11 fastest-selling of 17 Mississippi counties we track.

Homeowners in Hinds County pay a median of $1,403 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $159,900, an effective rate of about 0.88%. The Mississippi average is 0.72%, which makes Hinds County the #66 lowest-tax of 81 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,061 a month, and $1,027 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 10 times a year's rent, which generally favors buying.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $125,000 home here comes to about $825 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $35,000 a year (the median household here earns $49,402).