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Least affordable housing, Mississippi cities · 2010

Mississippi cities ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2010 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 2.8.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01Oxford, MSMS26,7736.1+46%

02Pass Christian, MSMS6,4595.2+104%

03Starkville, MSMS25,7544.7+32%

04Waveland, MSMS7,0424.2+51%

05Hattiesburg, MSMS48,8024.1+38%

06Picayune, MSMS12,0194.1+60%

07Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,6344.1+55%

08Holly Springs, MSMS6,4023.9+45%

09Flowood, MSMS11,0033.6+31%

10West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,7153.6+52%

11Corinth, MSMS14,3453.6+38%

12Natchez, MSMS14,8803.5+30%

13Yazoo City, MSMS9,8673.4+16%

14Cleveland, MSMS10,1383.4+47%

15McComb, MSMS11,6973.4+18%

16Biloxi, MSMS48,5163.3+18%

17Greenwood, MSMS13,4293.3+17%

18Gulfport, MSMS76,5063.2+28%

19Ridgeland, MSMS24,7503.2+41%

20Batesville, MSMS7,3253.2+48%

21Vicksburg, MSMS19,8303.1+30%

22Tupelo, MSMS38,0873.0+37%

23Diamondhead, MSMS9,4413.0+42%

24Pascagoula, MSMS21,4093.0+57%

25Booneville, MSMS9,2573.0+18%

26Gautier, MSMS19,0693.0+46%

27Kosciusko, MSMS6,7223.0+24%

28New Albany, MSMS7,7562.9+19%

29D'Iberville, MSMS13,5572.9+47%

30Forest, MSMS5,4332.9+2%

31Indianola, MSMS8,6372.9+13%

32Hernando, MSMS18,8242.9+25%

33Columbus, MSMS22,7922.9+26%

34Laurel, MSMS17,6622.8+15%

35Ocean Springs, MSMS18,9932.8+43%

36Grenada, MSMS12,0882.8+10%

37Latimer, MSMS6,7562.8+43%

38Senatobia, MSMS8,4732.8+19%

39Long Beach, MSMS17,3092.8+39%

40Philadelphia, MSMS6,8582.7+18%

41Meridian, MSMS33,3702.7+6%

42Pearl, MSMS28,8642.7+55%

43St. Martin, MSMS8,1392.7+41%

44Louisville, MSMS5,9212.7+26%

45Ripley, MSMS5,3772.7+37%

46Columbia, MSMS6,5252.7−3%

47Brookhaven, MSMS11,6462.6+1%

48Greenville, MSMS26,5302.6+13%

49Gulf Hills, MSMS8,4512.6+38%

50Jackson, MSMS141,1962.6+12%

51Brandon, MSMS26,1222.6+34%

52Clinton, MSMS26,6402.5+26%

53Southaven, MSMS57,8192.5+47%

54Petal, MSMS11,6942.5+21%

55Byram, MSMS12,7072.5–

56Vancleave, MSMS5,0782.4+11%

57Canton, MSMS10,8732.40%

58Amory, MSMS6,3862.4+20%

59Pontotoc, MSMS6,1562.4−8%

60Olive Branch, MSMS47,5632.4+6%

61Saltillo, MSMS5,0602.4+11%

62Richland, MSMS7,6302.4+27%

63Moss Point, MSMS11,7432.3+15%

64West Point, MSMS9,7432.30%

65Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,2642.3+13%

66Madison, MSMS28,5752.3+26%

67Clarksdale, MSMS13,6432.3−5%

68Horn Lake, MSMS26,7412.1+30%

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