Lamar County, MS real estate

What the numbers say

Lamar County, MS real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Lamar County listed for $342,400, down 0.2% from a year earlier. That is 17% above the Mississippi median of $292,250.

Homes spent a median of 73 days on the market, faster than 75 days a year ago. That makes Lamar County the #8 fastest-selling of 17 Mississippi counties we track.

Homeowners in Lamar County pay a median of $1,479 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $224,700, an effective rate of about 0.66%. The Mississippi average is 0.72%, which makes Lamar County the #30 lowest-tax of 81 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,126 a month, and $1,077 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 25 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 $342,000 home here comes to about $2,197 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $94,000 a year (the median household here earns $70,909).