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Most affordable housing, Mississippi cities

Name: Most affordable housing, Mississippi cities, 2024
Creator: CensusEasy
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Mississippi cities with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2024 ACS). 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: Kosciusko, MS, up 45 places to #20.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01▲14Richland, MSMS7,6301.9+2%

02▲4Philadelphia, MSMS6,8581.9−17%

03▲8Ripley, MSMS5,3772.1+9%

04Clarksdale, MSMS13,6432.3−5%

05▲8Petal, MSMS11,6942.3+13%

06▲10Holly Springs, MSMS6,4022.4−10%

07▲35McComb, MSMS11,6972.4−15%

08▼6Moss Point, MSMS11,7432.5+22%

09▲3Saltillo, MSMS5,0602.5+17%

10▲18Greenville, MSMS26,5302.6+11%

11▲28Indianola, MSMS8,6372.6+1%

12▲15Laurel, MSMS17,6622.6+7%

13▼3Jackson, MSMS141,1962.7+15%

14▲29Booneville, MSMS9,2572.7+6%

15▲9Gautier, MSMS19,0692.7+31%

16▼15Latimer, MSMS6,7562.7+37%

17▲32Vicksburg, MSMS19,8302.8+14%

18▲13Pascagoula, MSMS21,4092.8+45%

19▲11Gulf Hills, MSMS8,4512.8+47%

20▲45Kosciusko, MSMS6,7222.8+18%

21▼12Forest, MSMS5,4332.80%

22▼8Olive Branch, MSMS47,5632.9+28%

23▲30Canton, MSMS10,8732.9+20%

24▼21Byram, MSMS12,7072.9–

25▲8Meridian, MSMS33,3703.0+15%

26▼19Madison, MSMS28,5753.0+61%

27▼6Pearl, MSMS28,8643.0+70%

28▲4Diamondhead, MSMS9,4413.0+40%

29▲26Columbus, MSMS22,7923.0+29%

30▼13Brandon, MSMS26,1223.0+58%

31▼12Southaven, MSMS57,8193.0+75%

32▼3Clinton, MSMS26,6403.0+50%

33▼11Long Beach, MSMS17,3093.1+51%

34▲4Amory, MSMS6,3863.1+51%

35▼10Greenwood, MSMS13,4293.1+10%

36▼28St. Martin, MSMS8,1393.1+63%

37▼14New Albany, MSMS7,7563.1+28%

38▲8Grenada, MSMS12,0883.1+23%

39▲17D'Iberville, MSMS13,5573.2+60%

40▲12Waveland, MSMS7,0423.2+14%

41▼15Tupelo, MSMS38,0873.2+45%

42▼37Horn Lake, MSMS26,7413.2+95%

43▼2Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,2643.2+58%

44▲16Natchez, MSMS14,8803.3+20%

45▼9Ocean Springs, MSMS18,9933.3+65%

46▼6Brookhaven, MSMS11,6463.3+27%

47▼10Pontotoc, MSMS6,1563.4+28%

48▲6Columbia, MSMS6,5253.4+25%

49▲14Pass Christian, MSMS6,4593.5+35%

50▲1Gulfport, MSMS76,5063.5+42%

51▼33Vancleave, MSMS5,0783.5+59%

52▼8Hattiesburg, MSMS48,8023.6+20%

53▲6Cleveland, MSMS10,1383.6+56%

54▼19Yazoo City, MSMS9,8673.7+24%

55▼8Louisville, MSMS5,9213.7+74%

56▲5Picayune, MSMS12,0193.8+50%

57▲9Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,6343.9+48%

58▼38Senatobia, MSMS8,4733.9+65%

59▼2Biloxi, MSMS48,5163.9+41%

60▲4Corinth, MSMS14,3454.0+55%

61▼16West Point, MSMS9,7434.0+73%

62▼28Flowood, MSMS11,0034.1+49%

63▼15Hernando, MSMS18,8244.1+77%

64▼14Ridgeland, MSMS24,7504.2+86%

65▼7Batesville, MSMS7,3254.3+102%

66▼4West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,7155.4+132%

67▲1Oxford, MSMS26,7736.0+44%

68▼1Starkville, MSMS25,7547.1+102%

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