Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Cheapest Counties to Own a Home in Mississippi
Where the full monthly cost of owning the local median home is lowest. Every figure includes tax, insurance, utilities and maintenance, not just the mortgage.
Mississippi ranked
| # | County | Monthly to own | Median home | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quitman County | $751 | $68,600 | 1.155% |
| 2 | Holmes County | $797 | $76,500 | 0.908% |
| 3 | Claiborne County | $808 | $80,800 | 0.582% |
| 4 | Tallahatchie County | $820 | $82,200 | 0.602% |
| 5 | Wilkinson County | $823 | $80,200 | 0.862% |
| 6 | Calhoun County | $831 | $82,900 | 0.683% |
| 7 | Jefferson County | $841 | $81,400 | 1.002% |
| 8 | Issaquena County | $863 | $90,700 | 0.346% |
| 9 | Amite County | $867 | $89,800 | 0.484% |
| 10 | Noxubee County | $871 | $85,200 | 1.011% |
| 11 | Jefferson Davis County | $873 | $87,100 | 0.836% |
| 12 | Wayne County | $876 | $88,000 | 0.780% |
| 13 | Kemper County | $879 | $90,200 | 0.598% |
| 14 | Scott County | $892 | $89,900 | 0.799% |
| 15 | Coahoma County | $897 | $86,400 | 1.240% |
| 16 | Humphreys County | $906 | $88,800 | 1.104% |
| 17 | Franklin County | $919 | $95,100 | 0.645% |
| 18 | Greene County | $925 | $94,200 | 0.814% |
| 19 | Covington County | $948 | $98,500 | 0.693% |
| 20 | Yalobusha County | $949 | $97,200 | 0.823% |
| 21 | Neshoba County | $949 | $96,600 | 0.886% |
| 22 | Chickasaw County | $966 | $100,400 | 0.743% |
| 23 | Washington County | $966 | $99,300 | 0.843% |
| 24 | Choctaw County | $972 | $104,500 | 0.452% |
| 25 | Leflore County | $975 | $98,200 | 1.056% |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 6.66%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Cheapest Counties to Own a Home across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Mississippi