What is the median rent in Horn Lake, MS?

Name: Median rent in Horn Lake, MS, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Horn Lake, MS is $1,435 (±$35) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 4,132 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Horn Lake, the median gross rent went from $1,033 in 2015–2019 to $1,435 in 2020–2024 (+38.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,435 (±$35)
Rented homes: 4,132 (±575)
$2,000 or more: 5.4%
Since 2015–2019: +38.9%

How much rent costs in Horn Lake

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Horn Lake	DeSoto County	Mississippi	United States
Less than $500	4.1% (±2.5 points)	3.3%	12.5%	6.3%
$500 to $999	5.0% (±2.3 points)	9.7%	42.3%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	52.5% (±8.3 points)	43.1%	32.8%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	33.0% (±7.1 points)	27.6%	9.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	4.3% (±3.2 points)	12.8%	2.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.7% (±1.2 points)	1.8%	0.4%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.4% (±0.7 points)	1.8%	0.6%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 52.5% of renting households.

5.4% of rented homes in Horn Lake cost $2,000 or more a month.

Horn Lake against DeSoto County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Horn Lake	DeSoto County	Mississippi	United States
Median gross rent	$1,435 (±$35)	$1,451 (±$33)	$954 (±$8)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	4,132 (±575)	14,933 (±1,038)	303,558 (±4,274)	42,849,984

In Horn Lake, median gross rent is not measurably different from DeSoto County ($1,451).

It is also higher than in Mississippi ($954).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In DeSoto County, Horn Lake ranks 4 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 9 of 280.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Horn Lake has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,033 (±$35)	$1,435 (±$35)	+38.9%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	43.0% (±3.3 points)	41.9% (±4.9 points)	−1.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	6.8% (±3.0 points)	11.1% (±4.7 points)	+4.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Horn Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Horn Lake
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Horn Lake	—	$1,435 (±$35)	—
Lynchburg	3.3 mi	$1,915 (±$466)	Higher
Southaven	4.1 mi	$1,445 (±$50)	Not measurably different
Walls	7.0 mi	$1,200 (±$99)	Lower
Hernando	7.8 mi	$1,302 (±$387)	Not measurably different
Memphis	12 mi	$1,181 (±$12)	Lower
Olive Branch	12 mi	$1,829 (±$153)	Higher
Horseshoe Lake	15 mi	$706 (±$152)	Lower
West Memphis	16 mi	$870 (±$31)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Walls, MS ($1,200), Memphis, TN ($1,181), Horseshoe Lake, AR ($706).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lynchburg, MS ($1,915), Olive Branch, MS ($1,829).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across DeSoto County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Lynchburg	$1,915 (±$466)
2	Olive Branch	$1,829 (±$153)
3	Southaven	$1,445 (±$50)
4	Horn Lake	$1,435 (±$35)
5	Hernando	$1,302 (±$387)
6	Walls	$1,200 (±$99)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Horn Lake

What is the average rent in Horn Lake, MS?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Horn Lake is $1,435 (±$35) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Horn Lake?

In Horn Lake, the median gross rent went from $1,033 in 2015–2019 to $1,435 in 2020–2024 (+38.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Horn Lake cost more than $2,000 a month?

5.4% of rented homes in Horn Lake have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 4.1% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Horn Lake higher than in DeSoto County?

In Horn Lake, median gross rent is not measurably different from DeSoto County ($1,451).

It is also higher than in Mississippi ($954).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Horn Lake city, Mississippi (place:33700, in state:28).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.