Union County, MS real estate

Market data, tax and rent figures from the 2024 Census survey.

Median home value

$163,400Median home value · Census

Property tax rate

0.56%Below state avg 0.72%Median bill $918/yr · Census

Median rent

$8652-bed $821Per month · Census

30-yr mortgage rate

7.24%Freddie Mac weekly average

What the numbers say

Union County, MS real estate at a glance

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

Homeowners in Union County pay a median of $918 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $163,400, an effective rate of about 0.56%. The Mississippi average is 0.72%, which makes Union County the #9 lowest-tax of 81 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $865 a month, and $821 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 16 times a year's rent.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $163,000 home here comes to about $1,035 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $44,000 a year (the median household here earns $55,505).

Monthly payment on a typical home

$1,035/mo
  • Principal & interest$891
  • Property tax$77
  • Insurance (est.)$68

$163,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed

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Rents in Union County by bedrooms

Studio$87418% above state
1 bedroom$8103% above state
2 bedrooms$82110% below state
3 bedrooms$88216% below state
4 bedrooms$1,05214% below state

Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.

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Sources: Realtor.com housing inventory (monthly) and Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (weekly), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (property taxes, home values, rents, income). Insurance is an estimate. Medians for the whole county; individual homes vary. For information only.