Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Rents in Mississippi
Median gross rent by county, which includes rent plus the utilities the tenant pays. Comparing it against the monthly cost to own is the honest version of the rent-versus-buy question.
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Mississippi ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeSoto County | $1,341 | $2,129 | $248,700 |
| 2 | Rankin County | $1,210 | $1,933 | $223,400 |
| 3 | Madison County | $1,097 | $2,435 | $286,300 |
| 4 | Lafayette County | $1,091 | $2,219 | $260,500 |
| 5 | Jackson County | $1,087 | $1,633 | $181,700 |
| 6 | Harrison County | $1,074 | $1,754 | $199,300 |
| 7 | Lamar County | $1,061 | $1,906 | $218,700 |
| 8 | Hinds County | $1,032 | $1,422 | $151,200 |
| 9 | Hancock County | $999 | $1,822 | $206,600 |
| 10 | Forrest County | $960 | $1,425 | $152,900 |
| 11 | Tunica County | $938 | $1,386 | $154,500 |
| 12 | Lee County | $929 | $1,678 | $187,800 |
| 13 | Marshall County | $926 | $1,562 | $172,200 |
| 14 | Union County | $910 | $1,439 | $159,100 |
| 15 | Lowndes County | $909 | $1,434 | $157,400 |
| 16 | Lauderdale County | $897 | $1,219 | $124,500 |
| 17 | Tate County | $897 | $1,571 | $173,000 |
| 18 | Warren County | $889 | $1,361 | $144,400 |
| 19 | Scott County | $888 | $932 | $89,900 |
| 20 | Pearl River County | $887 | $1,570 | $174,500 |
| 21 | Pike County | $879 | $1,104 | $110,500 |
| 22 | Oktibbeha County | $873 | $1,930 | $219,500 |
| 23 | George County | $868 | $1,516 | $168,100 |
| 24 | Panola County | $859 | $1,174 | $121,500 |
| 25 | Pontotoc County | $848 | $1,317 | $141,700 |
| 26 | Stone County | $839 | $1,474 | $163,300 |
| 27 | Lawrence County | $835 | $1,037 | $104,600 |
| 28 | Itawamba County | $832 | $1,167 | $122,400 |
| 29 | Grenada County | $823 | $1,213 | $123,400 |
| 30 | Simpson County | $819 | $1,082 | $111,600 |
| 31 | Greene County | $811 | $967 | $94,200 |
| 32 | Jones County | $810 | $1,227 | $126,800 |
| 33 | Yalobusha County | $810 | $991 | $97,200 |
| 34 | Jasper County | $809 | $1,135 | $118,600 |
| 35 | Yazoo County | $804 | $1,246 | $129,200 |
| 36 | Clarke County | $803 | $1,093 | $114,300 |
| 37 | Washington County | $786 | $1,009 | $99,300 |
| 38 | Wayne County | $786 | $916 | $88,000 |
| 39 | Attala County | $774 | $1,054 | $107,600 |
| 40 | Neshoba County | $759 | $991 | $96,600 |
| 41 | Leake County | $757 | $1,112 | $114,600 |
| 42 | Lincoln County | $754 | $1,248 | $131,800 |
| 43 | Benton County | $729 | $1,069 | $109,300 |
| 44 | Alcorn County | $728 | $1,238 | $132,300 |
| 45 | Newton County | $722 | $1,031 | $102,700 |
| 46 | Monroe County | $721 | $1,123 | $115,200 |
| 47 | Adams County | $720 | $1,067 | $106,300 |
| 48 | Tippah County | $720 | $1,225 | $128,400 |
| 49 | Coahoma County | $719 | $937 | $86,400 |
| 50 | Clay County | $718 | $1,121 | $115,600 |
| 51 | Walthall County | $718 | $1,168 | $120,600 |
| 52 | Franklin County | $706 | $960 | $95,100 |
| 53 | Tishomingo County | $703 | $1,233 | $132,500 |
| 54 | Chickasaw County | $702 | $1,009 | $100,400 |
| 55 | Leflore County | $701 | $1,018 | $98,200 |
| 56 | Marion County | $700 | $1,137 | $117,000 |
| 57 | Jefferson Davis County | $695 | $913 | $87,100 |
| 58 | Tallahatchie County | $695 | $859 | $82,200 |
| 59 | Amite County | $689 | $908 | $89,800 |
| 60 | Copiah County | $682 | $1,053 | $105,600 |
| 61 | Montgomery County | $682 | $1,102 | $110,700 |
| 62 | Calhoun County | $674 | $870 | $82,900 |
| 63 | Wilkinson County | $674 | $861 | $80,200 |
| 64 | Bolivar County | $671 | $1,191 | $123,600 |
| 65 | Sunflower County | $670 | $1,044 | $103,400 |
| 66 | Smith County | $664 | $1,086 | $114,000 |
| 67 | Choctaw County | $661 | $1,015 | $104,500 |
| 68 | Winston County | $654 | $1,159 | $121,200 |
| 69 | Claiborne County | $651 | $847 | $80,800 |
| 70 | Perry County | $650 | $1,207 | $126,000 |
| 71 | Quitman County | $650 | $788 | $68,600 |
| 72 | Humphreys County | $643 | $946 | $88,800 |
| 73 | Covington County | $639 | $990 | $98,500 |
| 74 | Sharkey County | $622 | $1,084 | $108,000 |
| 75 | Carroll County | $621 | $1,041 | $105,500 |
| 76 | Prentiss County | $620 | $1,126 | $116,500 |
| 77 | Webster County | $618 | $1,063 | $109,500 |
| 78 | Noxubee County | $590 | $911 | $85,200 |
| 79 | Holmes County | $589 | $835 | $76,500 |
| 80 | Kemper County | $470 | $919 | $90,200 |
| 81 | Jefferson County | $444 | $880 | $81,400 |
| 82 | Issaquena County | $253 | $904 | $90,700 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. 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.
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Highest Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Mississippi