RANKING · 2024 ACS · 68 SHOWN OF 68

Most owner cost-burdened, Mississippi cities

Mississippi cities ranked by the share of owner households spending 30% or more of income on housing costs (2024 ACS). This list covers the 68 cities in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER COST-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01Gulf Hills, MSMS8,45130.9%+0.9 pts

02Cleveland, MSMS10,13829.7%+4.0 pts

03Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,26428.9%+12.9 pts

04Holly Springs, MSMS6,40228.3%−15.5 pts

05Canton, MSMS10,87327.8%−5.5 pts

06Horn Lake, MSMS26,74127.6%+1.1 pts

07Columbia, MSMS6,52526.8%+3.2 pts

08Flowood, MSMS11,00326.5%+7.4 pts

09West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,71526.1%−1.5 pts

10Byram, MSMS12,70726.0%−1.1 pts

11McComb, MSMS11,69725.9%+0.0 pts

12Greenville, MSMS26,53025.8%−3.5 pts

13Gulfport, MSMS76,50625.6%−4.6 pts

14Meridian, MSMS33,37024.4%−2.8 pts

15Moss Point, MSMS11,74324.0%−6.6 pts

16Yazoo City, MSMS9,86724.0%−12.0 pts

17Southaven, MSMS57,81923.9%−1.4 pts

18Clarksdale, MSMS13,64323.5%−6.0 pts

19West Point, MSMS9,74322.9%−3.8 pts

20Jackson, MSMS141,19622.8%−5.4 pts

21Pascagoula, MSMS21,40922.5%−0.3 pts

22Picayune, MSMS12,01922.5%−8.1 pts

23Gautier, MSMS19,06922.4%−0.2 pts

24Biloxi, MSMS48,51622.4%−0.4 pts

25Vicksburg, MSMS19,83022.0%−6.1 pts

26Long Beach, MSMS17,30921.2%−7.2 pts

27Pass Christian, MSMS6,45921.2%−7.5 pts

28Madison, MSMS28,57520.8%+4.8 pts

29Hernando, MSMS18,82420.3%−7.2 pts

30Corinth, MSMS14,34520.2%−6.3 pts

31Hattiesburg, MSMS48,80219.8%−8.8 pts

32D'Iberville, MSMS13,55719.1%−3.5 pts

33Ocean Springs, MSMS18,99319.1%−3.3 pts

34Ridgeland, MSMS24,75019.0%−3.6 pts

35Clinton, MSMS26,64018.6%−3.0 pts

36Columbus, MSMS22,79218.6%−15.5 pts

37Oxford, MSMS26,77318.5%−4.7 pts

38Vancleave, MSMS5,07818.1%−9.0 pts

39Natchez, MSMS14,88017.9%−9.1 pts

40Tupelo, MSMS38,08717.7%−8.4 pts

41Grenada, MSMS12,08817.7%−7.5 pts

42Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,63417.5%−9.8 pts

43Waveland, MSMS7,04217.5%−17.6 pts

44Olive Branch, MSMS47,56317.4%−7.3 pts

45Laurel, MSMS17,66217.3%−7.5 pts

46Ripley, MSMS5,37717.3%−3.7 pts

47Louisville, MSMS5,92117.0%−4.0 pts

48Brandon, MSMS26,12216.6%−1.9 pts

49Latimer, MSMS6,75616.5%−7.5 pts

50Philadelphia, MSMS6,85816.5%−13.8 pts

51Greenwood, MSMS13,42916.4%−5.3 pts

52Pontotoc, MSMS6,15615.0%−6.2 pts

53Amory, MSMS6,38614.7%−8.6 pts

54Senatobia, MSMS8,47314.6%−17.3 pts

55Batesville, MSMS7,32514.3%−10.1 pts

56Starkville, MSMS25,75414.1%−6.2 pts

57New Albany, MSMS7,75614.0%−5.5 pts

58Diamondhead, MSMS9,44114.0%−11.4 pts

59Forest, MSMS5,43313.8%−23.1 pts

60Brookhaven, MSMS11,64613.8%−10.5 pts

61Richland, MSMS7,63013.7%−9.2 pts

62Pearl, MSMS28,86413.4%−7.3 pts

63St. Martin, MSMS8,13913.3%−25.7 pts

64Kosciusko, MSMS6,72213.0%−14.6 pts

65Petal, MSMS11,69411.2%−17.4 pts

66Indianola, MSMS8,63710.7%−28.3 pts

67Saltillo, MSMS5,0609.0%−4.2 pts

68Booneville, MSMS9,2577.9%−16.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES