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Highest median rent, Mississippi cities · 2020

Mississippi cities ranked by median gross rent (2020 ACS). This list covers the 68 cities in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 68 is $799.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Madison, MSMS28,575$1,566+60%

02Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,264$1,255+115%

03Olive Branch, MSMS47,563$1,182+74%

04Flowood, MSMS11,003$1,175+81%

05Vancleave, MSMS5,078$1,138+126%

06Byram, MSMS12,707$1,100+99%

07Horn Lake, MSMS26,741$1,067+63%

08Hernando, MSMS18,824$1,064+130%

09Southaven, MSMS57,819$1,055+56%

10Ridgeland, MSMS24,750$1,054+61%

11Long Beach, MSMS17,309$1,029+66%

12D'Iberville, MSMS13,557$1,016+56%

13Ocean Springs, MSMS18,993$1,005+68%

14Clinton, MSMS26,640$1,004+72%

15Brandon, MSMS26,122$981+53%

16Pass Christian, MSMS6,459$977+78%

17Oxford, MSMS26,773$973+88%

18Gulf Hills, MSMS8,451$970+30%

19Pearl, MSMS28,864$953+75%

20Saltillo, MSMS5,060$949+143%

21Richland, MSMS7,630$938+63%

22St. Martin, MSMS8,139$931+53%

23Gautier, MSMS19,069$924+63%

24Diamondhead, MSMS9,441$888−4%

25Gulfport, MSMS76,506$887+65%

26Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,634$867+67%

27Biloxi, MSMS48,516$865+63%

28Moss Point, MSMS11,743$865+91%

29Jackson, MSMS141,196$856+72%

30Latimer, MSMS6,756$850+76%

31Petal, MSMS11,694$839+86%

32West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,715$813+38%

33Hattiesburg, MSMS48,802$808+81%

34Columbus, MSMS22,792$799+88%

35Batesville, MSMS7,325$795+102%

36Tupelo, MSMS38,087$795+75%

37Canton, MSMS10,873$791+127%

38Starkville, MSMS25,754$788+67%

39Picayune, MSMS12,019$777+88%

40Pascagoula, MSMS21,409$760+56%

41McComb, MSMS11,697$753+97%

42Philadelphia, MSMS6,858$753+112%

43Cleveland, MSMS10,138$749+69%

44New Albany, MSMS7,756$743+88%

45Waveland, MSMS7,042$730+35%

46Greenville, MSMS26,530$720+66%

47Yazoo City, MSMS9,867$719+107%

48Meridian, MSMS33,370$709+85%

49Vicksburg, MSMS19,830$708+59%

50Brookhaven, MSMS11,646$707+92%

51Laurel, MSMS17,662$703+93%

52Senatobia, MSMS8,473$693+67%

53Pontotoc, MSMS6,156$692+97%

54Indianola, MSMS8,637$688+81%

55West Point, MSMS9,743$683+87%

56Amory, MSMS6,386$682+93%

57Grenada, MSMS12,088$674+83%

58Holly Springs, MSMS6,402$670+95%

59Louisville, MSMS5,921$657+75%

60Clarksdale, MSMS13,643$613+69%

61Corinth, MSMS14,345$608+78%

62Forest, MSMS5,433$604+68%

63Columbia, MSMS6,525$583+75%

64Natchez, MSMS14,880$560+53%

65Greenwood, MSMS13,429$557+66%

66Ripley, MSMS5,377$512+46%

67Booneville, MSMS9,257$510+64%

68Kosciusko, MSMS6,722$465+30%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS