Most Affordable Cities in Mississippi

Cost of living rankings for 67 cities in Mississippi with uncapped home, rent, and income estimates. On average, Mississippi is affordable with a statewide average Cost Index of 84.

1 source baseline is past its update cadence — newer official vintage not reflected

Cheapest City

Clarksdale

Index: 63

Most Expensive

Madison

Index: 120

State Average

National: 100

Cities Ranked

eligible statewide total

Mississippi Affordability Ranking

Showing 1–50 of 67 eligible cities — 50 on this page. Page 1 of 2.

#	City	Index	Home Value	Rent	Income
1	Clarksdale	63	$47,123	$905	$36,382
2	Greenville	64	$53,407	$905	$40,083
3	Yazoo City	66	$69,486	$1,016	$28,157
4	Greenwood	67	$82,969	$905	$35,473
5	Indianola	69	$96,293	$905	$41,708
6	Jackson	70	$86,367	$1,265	$42,071
7	Natchez	71	$114,594	$905	$36,735
8	McComb	71	$98,674	$1,039	$40,707
9	Kosciusko	71	$113,496	$905	$40,085
10	Forest	73	$124,677	$1,026	$49,724
11	Vicksburg	74	$149,319	$840	$45,781
12	Grenada	74	$132,103	$967	$46,303
13	Cleveland	74	$139,594	$905	$44,074
14	Philadelphia	74	$142,523	$905	$50,788
15	Columbia	74	$138,999	$949	$38,507
16	Pascagoula	75	$143,942	$1,119	$52,222
17	Laurel	75	$139,483	$986	$47,661
18	Booneville	75	$148,174	$905	$50,879
19	Louisville	75	$148,714	$905	$36,985
20	Ripley	75	$148,637	$905	$55,444
21	Meridian	76	$115,679	$1,346	$36,562
22	Moss Point	76	$152,571	$1,099	$44,296
23	West Point	76	$153,817	$905	$38,064
24	Brookhaven	77	$164,615	$905	$36,685
25	Amory	77	$166,123	$905	$52,901
26	Corinth	79	$181,771	$905	$44,226
27	Holly Springs	79	$179,019	$1,106	$45,462
28	St. Martin	80	$172,400	$1,099	$55,000
29	Batesville	81	$198,480	$947	$51,727
30	New Albany	82	$211,178	$905	$51,332
31	Latimer	82	$189,400	$1,099	$70,237
32	Pontotoc	82	$209,613	$923	$46,167
33	Picayune	83	$194,562	$1,200	$41,213
34	Columbus	84	$179,537	$1,358	$42,235
35	Gautier	84	$193,463	$1,441	$61,926
36	Waveland	84	$217,822	$1,185	$68,693
37	Gulf Park Estates	84	$212,500	$1,099	$65,556
38	Gulfport	86	$206,071	$1,483	$49,919
39	Horn Lake	86	$202,312	$1,501	$53,311
40	Richland	86	$222,968	$1,289	$66,558
41	Hattiesburg	87	$221,289	$1,338	$46,342
42	Petal	87	$225,485	$1,388	$74,750
43	West Hattiesburg	87	$213,700	$1,316	$39,366
44	Biloxi	88	$238,012	$1,348	$57,204
45	Tupelo	88	$215,014	$1,416	$66,257
46	Pearl	88	$211,439	$1,524	$61,695
47	Byram	88	$221,300	$1,410	$70,445
48	Long Beach	89	$238,651	$1,400	$70,332
49	D'Iberville	89	$230,329	$1,436	$66,016
50	Senatobia	91	$249,229	$1,500	$54,167

2026 edition — based on ACS 2024, Zillow 2026-08, HUD FY2027, and BEA 2024 dated sources. The edition year is not the observation year.

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