Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Counties Where Owning Costs Less Than Renting in Mississippi
Counties where the full monthly cost of owning the median home comes in below median rent, even after tax, insurance, utilities and maintenance. These are the places where buying is cheapest relative to the local rental market.
Where does yours land?
Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Mississippi ranked
| # | County | Monthly saved by owning | Median rent | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott County | $-44 | $888 | $932 |
| 2 | Wayne County | $-130 | $786 | $916 |
| 3 | Quitman County | $-138 | $650 | $788 |
| 4 | Greene County | $-156 | $811 | $967 |
| 5 | Tallahatchie County | $-164 | $695 | $859 |
| 6 | Yalobusha County | $-181 | $810 | $991 |
| 7 | Wilkinson County | $-187 | $674 | $861 |
| 8 | Calhoun County | $-196 | $674 | $870 |
| 9 | Claiborne County | $-196 | $651 | $847 |
| 10 | Lawrence County | $-202 | $835 | $1,037 |
| 11 | Coahoma County | $-218 | $719 | $937 |
| 12 | Jefferson Davis County | $-218 | $695 | $913 |
| 13 | Amite County | $-219 | $689 | $908 |
| 14 | Washington County | $-223 | $786 | $1,009 |
| 15 | Pike County | $-225 | $879 | $1,104 |
| 16 | Neshoba County | $-232 | $759 | $991 |
| 17 | Holmes County | $-246 | $589 | $835 |
| 18 | Franklin County | $-254 | $706 | $960 |
| 19 | Simpson County | $-263 | $819 | $1,082 |
| 20 | Attala County | $-280 | $774 | $1,054 |
| 21 | Clarke County | $-290 | $803 | $1,093 |
| 22 | Humphreys County | $-303 | $643 | $946 |
| 23 | Chickasaw County | $-307 | $702 | $1,009 |
| 24 | Newton County | $-309 | $722 | $1,031 |
| 25 | Panola County | $-315 | $859 | $1,174 |
| 26 | Leflore County | $-317 | $701 | $1,018 |
| 27 | Noxubee County | $-321 | $590 | $911 |
| 28 | Lauderdale County | $-322 | $897 | $1,219 |
| 29 | Jasper County | $-326 | $809 | $1,135 |
| 30 | Itawamba County | $-335 | $832 | $1,167 |
| 31 | Benton County | $-340 | $729 | $1,069 |
| 32 | Adams County | $-347 | $720 | $1,067 |
| 33 | Covington County | $-351 | $639 | $990 |
| 34 | Choctaw County | $-354 | $661 | $1,015 |
| 35 | Leake County | $-355 | $757 | $1,112 |
| 36 | Copiah County | $-371 | $682 | $1,053 |
| 37 | Sunflower County | $-374 | $670 | $1,044 |
| 38 | Hinds County | $-390 | $1,032 | $1,422 |
| 39 | Grenada County | $-390 | $823 | $1,213 |
| 40 | Monroe County | $-402 | $721 | $1,123 |
| 41 | Clay County | $-403 | $718 | $1,121 |
| 42 | Jones County | $-417 | $810 | $1,227 |
| 43 | Montgomery County | $-420 | $682 | $1,102 |
| 44 | Carroll County | $-420 | $621 | $1,041 |
| 45 | Smith County | $-422 | $664 | $1,086 |
| 46 | Jefferson County | $-436 | $444 | $880 |
| 47 | Marion County | $-437 | $700 | $1,137 |
| 48 | Yazoo County | $-442 | $804 | $1,246 |
| 49 | Webster County | $-445 | $618 | $1,063 |
| 50 | Tunica County | $-448 | $938 | $1,386 |
| 51 | Kemper County | $-449 | $470 | $919 |
| 52 | Walthall County | $-450 | $718 | $1,168 |
| 53 | Sharkey County | $-462 | $622 | $1,084 |
| 54 | Forrest County | $-465 | $960 | $1,425 |
| 55 | Pontotoc County | $-469 | $848 | $1,317 |
| 56 | Warren County | $-472 | $889 | $1,361 |
| 57 | Lincoln County | $-494 | $754 | $1,248 |
| 58 | Tippah County | $-505 | $720 | $1,225 |
| 59 | Winston County | $-505 | $654 | $1,159 |
| 60 | Prentiss County | $-506 | $620 | $1,126 |
| 61 | Alcorn County | $-510 | $728 | $1,238 |
| 62 | Bolivar County | $-520 | $671 | $1,191 |
| 63 | Lowndes County | $-525 | $909 | $1,434 |
| 64 | Union County | $-529 | $910 | $1,439 |
| 65 | Tishomingo County | $-530 | $703 | $1,233 |
| 66 | Jackson County | $-546 | $1,087 | $1,633 |
| 67 | Perry County | $-557 | $650 | $1,207 |
| 68 | Stone County | $-635 | $839 | $1,474 |
| 69 | Marshall County | $-636 | $926 | $1,562 |
| 70 | George County | $-648 | $868 | $1,516 |
| 71 | Issaquena County | $-651 | $253 | $904 |
| 72 | Tate County | $-674 | $897 | $1,571 |
| 73 | Harrison County | $-680 | $1,074 | $1,754 |
| 74 | Pearl River County | $-683 | $887 | $1,570 |
| 75 | Rankin County | $-723 | $1,210 | $1,933 |
| 76 | Lee County | $-749 | $929 | $1,678 |
| 77 | DeSoto County | $-788 | $1,341 | $2,129 |
| 78 | Hancock County | $-823 | $999 | $1,822 |
| 79 | Lamar County | $-845 | $1,061 | $1,906 |
| 80 | Oktibbeha County | $-1,057 | $873 | $1,930 |
| 81 | Lafayette County | $-1,128 | $1,091 | $2,219 |
| 82 | Madison County | $-1,338 | $1,097 | $2,435 |
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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Counties Where Owning Costs Less Than Renting across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Mississippi