Lee County, MS real estate

What the numbers say

Lee County, MS real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Lee County listed for $301,975, down 4.7% from a year earlier. That is 3% above the Mississippi median of $292,250.

Homes spent a median of 76 days on the market, slower than 57 days a year ago. That makes Lee County the #10 fastest-selling of 17 Mississippi counties we track.

Homeowners in Lee County pay a median of $1,384 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $199,500, an effective rate of about 0.69%. The Mississippi average is 0.72%, which makes Lee County the #41 lowest-tax of 81 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $957 a month, and $951 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 $302,000 home here comes to about $1,947 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $83,000 a year (the median household here earns $67,863).