Mississippi places ranked by rent burden
117 places in Mississippi have a reliable estimate of rent burden (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Highest figures: Hickory Flat (86.1%), Cleary (85.3%), Waynesboro (85.1%).
Lowest figure: Booneville (27.5%).
The figure for Mississippi as a whole is 51.3% (±1.0 points).
Figures last updated on .
- Figure for Mississippi as a whole
- 51.3% (±1.0 points)
- Places ranked
- 117
Mississippi places ranked by rent burden
| Rank | Place | County | Renters paying 30% or more of income |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hickory Flat | Benton County | 86.1% (±40.2 points) |
| 2 | Cleary | Rankin County | 85.3% (±32.0 points) |
| 3 | Waynesboro | Wayne County | 85.1% (±36.1 points) |
| 4 | Leland | Washington County | 81.3% (±18.1 points) |
| 5 | Macon | Noxubee County | 79.4% (±20.9 points) |
| 6 | Summit | Pike County | 77.8% (±29.9 points) |
| 7 | Renova | Bolivar County | 76.5% (±24.4 points) |
| 8 | Nettleton | Lee County | 76.1% (±30.1 points) |
| 9 | Drew | Sunflower County | 73.2% (±19.5 points) |
| 10 | Richton | Perry County | 72.8% (±35.5 points) |
| 11 | Prentiss | Jefferson Davis County | 72.3% (±28.5 points) |
| 12 | Lumberton | Lamar County | 72.2% (±26.2 points) |
| 13 (tie) | Walls | DeSoto County | 70.8% (±30.5 points) |
| 13 (tie) | Winona | Montgomery County | 70.8% (±18.4 points) |
| 15 | Hollandale | Washington County | 69.9% (±25.9 points) |
| 16 | Fayette | Jefferson County | 68.4% (±23.8 points) |
| 17 | Cleveland | Bolivar County | 67.5% (±16.2 points) |
| 18 | Quitman | Clarke County | 66.0% (±31.7 points) |
| 19 | Ellisville | Jones County | 65.8% (±22.8 points) |
| 20 | West Hattiesburg | Lamar County | 65.7% (±21.7 points) |
| 21 | Aberdeen | Monroe County | 65.3% (±17.8 points) |
| 22 | Belmont | Tishomingo County | 64.3% (±22.5 points) |
| 23 | Batesville | Panola County | 64.2% (±22.0 points) |
| 24 | Coffeeville | Yalobusha County | 64.0% (±29.7 points) |
| 25 | Rosedale | Bolivar County | 63.8% (±18.3 points) |
| 26 | Diamondhead | Hancock County | 63.1% (±22.2 points) |
| 27 | Durant | Holmes County | 63.0% (±20.6 points) |
| 28 | Coldwater | Tate County | 62.8% (±25.7 points) |
| 29 | St. Martin | Jackson County | 62.7% (±14.3 points) |
| 30 | Taylorsville | Smith County | 62.5% (±28.3 points) |
| 31 | Indianola | Sunflower County | 62.1% (±16.5 points) |
| 32 | Pascagoula | Jackson County | 61.5% (±8.9 points) |
| 33 | Purvis | Lamar County | 60.8% (±21.1 points) |
| 34 | Jackson | Hinds County | 60.4% (±3.8 points) |
| 35 | Starkville | Oktibbeha County | 59.9% (±6.0 points) |
| 36 | Ruleville | Sunflower County | 59.3% (±22.5 points) |
| 37 (tie) | Kosciusko | Attala County | 59.0% (±12.5 points) |
| 37 (tie) | Richland | Rankin County | 59.0% (±18.4 points) |
| 39 (tie) | Crystal Springs | Copiah County | 58.7% (±21.4 points) |
| 39 (tie) | Raymond | Hinds County | 58.7% (±21.2 points) |
| 41 (tie) | Friars Point | Coahoma County | 58.0% (±28.5 points) |
| 41 (tie) | Pearl | Rankin County | 58.0% (±9.0 points) |
| 43 | Tupelo | Lee County | 57.9% (±7.7 points) |
| 44 | Verona | Lee County | 57.8% (±22.2 points) |
| 45 (tie) | Moss Point | Jackson County | 57.6% (±15.0 points) |
| 45 (tie) | Yazoo City | Yazoo County | 57.6% (±15.9 points) |
| 47 | Wiggins | Stone County | 57.4% (±21.1 points) |
| 48 | Calhoun City | Calhoun County | 57.2% (±19.3 points) |
| 49 | Horn Lake | DeSoto County | 57.1% (±9.5 points) |
| 50 | Goodman | Holmes County | 57.0% (±25.2 points) |
| 51 | West Point | Clay County | 56.9% (±16.8 points) |
| 52 | Natchez | Adams County | 56.8% (±10.5 points) |
| 53 | Shelby | Bolivar County | 56.7% (±26.2 points) |
| 54 (tie) | Canton | Madison County | 56.5% (±14.4 points) |
| 54 (tie) | Laurel | Jones County | 56.5% (±13.7 points) |
| 56 | Hernando | DeSoto County | 56.2% (±21.6 points) |
| 57 | Oxford | Lafayette County | 55.7% (±8.0 points) |
| 58 | Gulfport | Harrison County | 55.1% (±4.8 points) |
| 59 | Ocean Springs | Jackson County | 54.9% (±13.7 points) |
| 60 (tie) | Amory | Monroe County | 54.8% (±20.8 points) |
| 60 (tie) | Greenville | Washington County | 54.8% (±6.9 points) |
| 62 | Madison | Madison County | 54.7% (±20.9 points) |
| 63 | Pontotoc | Pontotoc County | 54.6% (±14.1 points) |
| 64 | Meridian | Lauderdale County | 54.5% (±7.2 points) |
| 65 | Clarksdale | Coahoma County | 54.4% (±9.7 points) |
| 66 | Isola | Humphreys County | 53.8% (±24.8 points) |
| 67 (tie) | Ridgeland | Madison County | 53.6% (±5.5 points) |
| 67 (tie) | Waveland | Hancock County | 53.6% (±14.3 points) |
| 69 | Columbus | Lowndes County | 52.9% (±8.6 points) |
| 70 | Flowood | Rankin County | 52.6% (±13.5 points) |
| 71 (tie) | Holly Springs | Marshall County | 52.5% (±21.6 points) |
| 71 (tie) | Magee | Simpson County | 52.5% (±19.9 points) |
| 73 | New Albany | Union County | 52.4% (±15.7 points) |
| 74 | Mound Bayou | Bolivar County | 52.3% (±17.8 points) |
| 75 | Greenwood | Leflore County | 52.2% (±13.1 points) |
| 76 | Bay St. Louis | Hancock County | 51.8% (±19.1 points) |
| 77 (tie) | Grenada | Grenada County | 51.6% (±13.6 points) |
| 77 (tie) | Hattiesburg | Forrest County | 51.6% (±5.5 points) |
| 79 | Plantersville | Lee County | 51.2% (±22.3 points) |
| 80 | Forest | Scott County | 50.6% (±20.6 points) |
| 81 | Southaven | DeSoto County | 49.9% (±6.9 points) |
| 82 | Louisville | Winston County | 49.2% (±16.7 points) |
| 83 | Senatobia | Tate County | 49.0% (±14.1 points) |
| 84 | Walnut Grove | Leake County | 48.9% (±24.1 points) |
| 85 (tie) | Clinton | Hinds County | 48.8% (±8.0 points) |
| 85 (tie) | Sardis | Panola County | 48.8% (±18.6 points) |
| 85 (tie) | Tchula | Holmes County | 48.8% (±20.8 points) |
| 85 (tie) | Tunica Resorts | Tunica County | 48.8% (±20.9 points) |
| 89 | Vicksburg | Warren County | 48.5% (±8.6 points) |
| 90 | Brookhaven | Lincoln County | 48.4% (±10.7 points) |
| 91 | Picayune | Pearl River County | 47.6% (±11.2 points) |
| 92 | Gautier | Jackson County | 47.5% (±10.8 points) |
| 93 (tie) | Itta Bena | Leflore County | 47.2% (±19.7 points) |
| 93 (tie) | Long Beach | Harrison County | 47.2% (±10.2 points) |
| 93 (tie) | Petal | Forrest County | 47.2% (±12.5 points) |
| 96 | Biloxi | Harrison County | 47.1% (±5.2 points) |
| 97 | Marks | Quitman County | 46.1% (±20.7 points) |
| 98 | Byhalia | Marshall County | 45.7% (±20.3 points) |
| 99 | Columbia | Marion County | 44.9% (±18.8 points) |
| 100 | Philadelphia | Neshoba County | 43.5% (±19.8 points) |
| 101 | Marion | Lauderdale County | 43.4% (±18.2 points) |
| 102 | Eupora | Webster County | 43.3% (±20.2 points) |
| 103 | Union | Newton County | 43.2% (±17.0 points) |
| 104 (tie) | Bruce | Calhoun County | 43.0% (±18.1 points) |
| 104 (tie) | McComb | Pike County | 43.0% (±12.2 points) |
| 106 | Corinth | Alcorn County | 42.8% (±10.6 points) |
| 107 | Okolona | Chickasaw County | 41.8% (±17.6 points) |
| 108 | Houston | Chickasaw County | 41.4% (±18.6 points) |
| 109 | Olive Branch | DeSoto County | 41.1% (±10.6 points) |
| 110 | Water Valley | Yalobusha County | 39.3% (±17.7 points) |
| 111 | Hazlehurst | Copiah County | 39.2% (±19.0 points) |
| 112 | Ripley | Tippah County | 39.1% (±15.7 points) |
| 113 | D'Iberville | Harrison County | 37.4% (±12.0 points) |
| 114 | Brandon | Rankin County | 36.9% (±8.9 points) |
| 115 | Pass Christian | Harrison County | 35.4% (±14.7 points) |
| 116 | Columbus AFB | Lowndes County | 27.8% (±11.8 points) |
| 117 | Booneville | Prentiss County | 27.5% (±12.4 points) |
How this ranking is built
A place is included when its own page for this figure is published as reliable: a coefficient of variation of 30% or less and enough surveyed homes.
117 places qualify; the rest are on their own pages with their margins, but not ranked here.
The ranking orders the estimates alone: where two places’ margins of error overlap, their ranks may not truly differ, and places at the same published figure share a rank.
A median published as a bound (“$3,500 or more”) is placed at the bound; its true place may be higher.
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Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Mississippi
Which place in Mississippi has the highest rent burden?
Hickory Flat has the highest, 86.1% (±40.2 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Which place in Mississippi has the lowest rent burden?
Booneville has the lowest, 27.5% (±12.4 points).
What is the rent burden in Mississippi?
The figure for Mississippi as a whole is 51.3% (±1.0 points).
Sources
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; each place’s own table is linked from its page
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Mississippi
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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.
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