Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Salary Needed to Buy a Home in Mississippi
The counties where an ordinary income still buys the median home outright by the 28% rule, with the whole monthly bill counted: tax, insurance, utilities and maintenance included, not just the loan payment.
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Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Mississippi ranked
| # | County | Income needed | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quitman County | $33,500 | $782 | $68,600 |
| 2 | Holmes County | $35,500 | $828 | $76,500 |
| 3 | Claiborne County | $36,000 | $839 | $80,800 |
| 4 | Tallahatchie County | $36,500 | $851 | $82,200 |
| 5 | Wilkinson County | $36,500 | $854 | $80,200 |
| 6 | Calhoun County | $37,000 | $862 | $82,900 |
| 7 | Jefferson County | $37,500 | $872 | $81,400 |
| 8 | Amite County | $38,500 | $899 | $89,800 |
| 9 | Issaquena County | $38,500 | $895 | $90,700 |
| 10 | Noxubee County | $38,500 | $903 | $85,200 |
| 11 | Jefferson Davis County | $39,000 | $905 | $87,100 |
| 12 | Kemper County | $39,000 | $910 | $90,200 |
| 13 | Wayne County | $39,000 | $907 | $88,000 |
| 14 | Scott County | $39,500 | $923 | $89,900 |
| 15 | Coahoma County | $40,000 | $928 | $86,400 |
| 16 | Humphreys County | $40,000 | $937 | $88,800 |
| 17 | Franklin County | $40,500 | $950 | $95,100 |
| 18 | Greene County | $41,000 | $957 | $94,200 |
| 19 | Covington County | $42,000 | $980 | $98,500 |
| 20 | Neshoba County | $42,000 | $981 | $96,600 |
| 21 | Yalobusha County | $42,000 | $981 | $97,200 |
| 22 | Chickasaw County | $43,000 | $998 | $100,400 |
| 23 | Choctaw County | $43,000 | $1,004 | $104,500 |
| 24 | Leflore County | $43,000 | $1,007 | $98,200 |
| 25 | Washington County | $43,000 | $998 | $99,300 |
| 26 | Newton County | $43,500 | $1,020 | $102,700 |
| 27 | Carroll County | $44,000 | $1,030 | $105,500 |
| 28 | Lawrence County | $44,000 | $1,026 | $104,600 |
| 29 | Attala County | $44,500 | $1,042 | $107,600 |
| 30 | Copiah County | $44,500 | $1,042 | $105,600 |
| 31 | Sunflower County | $44,500 | $1,033 | $103,400 |
| 32 | Adams County | $45,000 | $1,055 | $106,300 |
| 33 | Webster County | $45,000 | $1,052 | $109,500 |
| 34 | Benton County | $45,500 | $1,057 | $109,300 |
| 35 | Sharkey County | $46,000 | $1,073 | $108,000 |
| 36 | Simpson County | $46,000 | $1,070 | $111,600 |
| 37 | Smith County | $46,000 | $1,074 | $114,000 |
| 38 | Clarke County | $46,500 | $1,080 | $114,300 |
| 39 | Montgomery County | $46,500 | $1,090 | $110,700 |
| 40 | Leake County | $47,000 | $1,099 | $114,600 |
| 41 | Pike County | $47,000 | $1,092 | $110,500 |
| 42 | Clay County | $47,500 | $1,108 | $115,600 |
| 43 | Monroe County | $47,500 | $1,110 | $115,200 |
| 44 | Prentiss County | $47,500 | $1,114 | $116,500 |
| 45 | Jasper County | $48,000 | $1,121 | $118,600 |
| 46 | Marion County | $48,000 | $1,124 | $117,000 |
| 47 | Winston County | $49,000 | $1,146 | $121,200 |
| 48 | Itawamba County | $49,500 | $1,154 | $122,400 |
| 49 | Panola County | $49,500 | $1,160 | $121,500 |
| 50 | Walthall County | $49,500 | $1,155 | $120,600 |
| 51 | Bolivar County | $50,500 | $1,177 | $123,600 |
| 52 | Perry County | $51,000 | $1,193 | $126,000 |
| 53 | Grenada County | $51,500 | $1,200 | $123,400 |
| 54 | Lauderdale County | $51,500 | $1,205 | $124,500 |
| 55 | Jones County | $52,000 | $1,212 | $126,800 |
| 56 | Tippah County | $52,000 | $1,210 | $128,400 |
| 57 | Tishomingo County | $52,000 | $1,218 | $132,500 |
| 58 | Alcorn County | $52,500 | $1,223 | $132,300 |
| 59 | Lincoln County | $53,000 | $1,233 | $131,800 |
| 60 | Yazoo County | $53,000 | $1,232 | $129,200 |
| 61 | Pontotoc County | $55,500 | $1,300 | $141,700 |
| 62 | Warren County | $57,500 | $1,344 | $144,400 |
| 63 | Tunica County | $58,500 | $1,368 | $154,500 |
| 64 | Hinds County | $60,000 | $1,404 | $151,200 |
| 65 | Forrest County | $60,500 | $1,407 | $152,900 |
| 66 | Lowndes County | $60,500 | $1,415 | $157,400 |
| 67 | Union County | $61,000 | $1,419 | $159,100 |
| 68 | Stone County | $62,500 | $1,455 | $163,300 |
| 69 | George County | $64,000 | $1,496 | $168,100 |
| 70 | Marshall County | $66,000 | $1,541 | $172,200 |
| 71 | Pearl River County | $66,500 | $1,548 | $174,500 |
| 72 | Tate County | $66,500 | $1,550 | $173,000 |
| 73 | Jackson County | $69,000 | $1,611 | $181,700 |
| 74 | Lee County | $71,000 | $1,655 | $187,800 |
| 75 | Harrison County | $74,000 | $1,729 | $199,300 |
| 76 | Hancock County | $77,000 | $1,796 | $206,600 |
| 77 | Lamar County | $80,500 | $1,878 | $218,700 |
| 78 | Oktibbeha County | $81,500 | $1,902 | $219,500 |
| 79 | Rankin County | $81,500 | $1,904 | $223,400 |
| 80 | DeSoto County | $90,000 | $2,097 | $248,700 |
| 81 | Lafayette County | $93,500 | $2,185 | $260,500 |
| 82 | Madison County | $103,000 | $2,398 | $286,300 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 6.76%. 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
Lowest Salary Needed to Buy a Home across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Mississippi