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Least affordable housing, Mississippi cities

Name: Least affordable housing, Mississippi cities, 2024
Creator: CensusEasy
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Mississippi cities ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2024 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 68 cities in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 68 is 3.1. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Senatobia, MS, up 38 places to #11.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01▲1Starkville, MSMS25,7547.1+102%

02▼1Oxford, MSMS26,7736.0+44%

03▲4West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,7155.4+132%

04▲7Batesville, MSMS7,3254.3+102%

05▲14Ridgeland, MSMS24,7504.2+86%

06▲15Hernando, MSMS18,8244.1+77%

07▲28Flowood, MSMS11,0034.1+49%

08▲16West Point, MSMS9,7434.0+73%

09▼4Corinth, MSMS14,3454.0+55%

10▲2Biloxi, MSMS48,5163.9+41%

11▲38Senatobia, MSMS8,4733.9+65%

12▼9Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,6343.9+48%

13▼5Picayune, MSMS12,0193.8+50%

14▲8Louisville, MSMS5,9213.7+74%

15▲19Yazoo City, MSMS9,8673.7+24%

16▼6Cleveland, MSMS10,1383.6+56%

17▲8Hattiesburg, MSMS48,8023.6+20%

18▲33Vancleave, MSMS5,0783.5+59%

19▼1Gulfport, MSMS76,5063.5+42%

20▼14Pass Christian, MSMS6,4593.5+35%

21▼6Columbia, MSMS6,5253.4+25%

22▲10Pontotoc, MSMS6,1563.4+28%

23▲6Brookhaven, MSMS11,6463.3+27%

24▲9Ocean Springs, MSMS18,9933.3+65%

25▼16Natchez, MSMS14,8803.3+20%

26▲2Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,2643.2+58%

27▲37Horn Lake, MSMS26,7413.2+95%

28▲15Tupelo, MSMS38,0873.2+45%

29▼12Waveland, MSMS7,0423.2+14%

30▼17D'Iberville, MSMS13,5573.2+60%

31▼8Grenada, MSMS12,0883.1+23%

32▲14New Albany, MSMS7,7563.1+28%

33▲28St. Martin, MSMS8,1393.1+63%

34▲10Greenwood, MSMS13,4293.1+10%

35▼4Amory, MSMS6,3863.1+51%

36▲11Long Beach, MSMS17,3093.1+51%

37▲3Clinton, MSMS26,6403.0+50%

38▲12Southaven, MSMS57,8193.0+75%

39▲13Brandon, MSMS26,1223.0+58%

40▼26Columbus, MSMS22,7923.0+29%

41▼4Diamondhead, MSMS9,4413.0+40%

42▲6Pearl, MSMS28,8643.0+70%

43▲19Madison, MSMS28,5753.0+61%

44▼8Meridian, MSMS33,3703.0+15%

45▲21Byram, MSMS12,7072.9–

46▼30Canton, MSMS10,8732.9+20%

47▲8Olive Branch, MSMS47,5632.9+28%

48▲12Forest, MSMS5,4332.80%

49▼45Kosciusko, MSMS6,7222.8+18%

50▼11Gulf Hills, MSMS8,4512.8+47%

51▼13Pascagoula, MSMS21,4092.8+45%

52▼32Vicksburg, MSMS19,8302.8+14%

53▲15Latimer, MSMS6,7562.7+37%

54▼9Gautier, MSMS19,0692.7+31%

55▼29Booneville, MSMS9,2572.7+6%

56▲3Jackson, MSMS141,1962.7+15%

57▼15Laurel, MSMS17,6622.6+7%

58▼28Indianola, MSMS8,6372.6+1%

59▼18Greenville, MSMS26,5302.6+11%

60▼3Saltillo, MSMS5,0602.5+17%

61▲6Moss Point, MSMS11,7432.5+22%

62▼35McComb, MSMS11,6972.4−15%

63▼10Holly Springs, MSMS6,4022.4−10%

64▼8Petal, MSMS11,6942.3+13%

65Clarksdale, MSMS13,6432.3−5%

66▼8Ripley, MSMS5,3772.1+9%

67▼4Philadelphia, MSMS6,8581.9−17%

68▼14Richland, MSMS7,6301.9+2%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES