RANKING · 2024 ACS · 68 SHOWN OF 68

Most rent-burdened, Mississippi cities

Mississippi cities ranked by the share of renter households paying 30% or more of income on gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 68 cities in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01St. Martin, MSMS8,13961.0%+10.5 pts

02Diamondhead, MSMS9,44160.3%+37.9 pts

03Cleveland, MSMS10,13859.0%+7.6 pts

04Pearl, MSMS28,86456.1%−1.2 pts

05Kosciusko, MSMS6,72255.6%+16.6 pts

06Jackson, MSMS141,19654.8%+1.9 pts

07Moss Point, MSMS11,74354.6%+7.5 pts

08Richland, MSMS7,63054.4%+10.4 pts

09Starkville, MSMS25,75454.4%−1.1 pts

10West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,71554.2%+18.1 pts

11Indianola, MSMS8,63754.1%+9.4 pts

12Horn Lake, MSMS26,74154.0%+8.9 pts

13Tupelo, MSMS38,08753.5%+1.5 pts

14Pascagoula, MSMS21,40953.3%+4.3 pts

15Hernando, MSMS18,82453.2%+13.4 pts

16Batesville, MSMS7,32553.0%+8.1 pts

17Canton, MSMS10,87352.7%+18.0 pts

18Ocean Springs, MSMS18,99352.6%+4.6 pts

19West Point, MSMS9,74352.2%+2.0 pts

20Holly Springs, MSMS6,40251.7%+7.2 pts

21Ridgeland, MSMS24,75051.5%+11.4 pts

22Flowood, MSMS11,00351.0%+4.6 pts

23Gulfport, MSMS76,50650.8%−1.6 pts

24New Albany, MSMS7,75650.8%+2.5 pts

25Laurel, MSMS17,66250.6%+2.7 pts

26Waveland, MSMS7,04250.4%+7.4 pts

27Natchez, MSMS14,88050.2%+0.4 pts

28Pontotoc, MSMS6,15650.1%+35.2 pts

29Madison, MSMS28,57549.9%+14.7 pts

30Saltillo, MSMS5,06049.8%−10.1 pts

31Oxford, MSMS26,77349.4%−11.1 pts

32Greenville, MSMS26,53049.3%−1.6 pts

33Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,63448.6%+18.8 pts

34Grenada, MSMS12,08848.5%−4.4 pts

35Clarksdale, MSMS13,64348.0%−6.4 pts

36Meridian, MSMS33,37047.9%+0.9 pts

37Yazoo City, MSMS9,86747.3%−4.3 pts

38Southaven, MSMS57,81946.7%+6.6 pts

39Clinton, MSMS26,64046.2%+2.2 pts

40Hattiesburg, MSMS48,80246.1%−8.9 pts

41Amory, MSMS6,38645.9%+2.3 pts

42Latimer, MSMS6,75644.8%+2.5 pts

43Long Beach, MSMS17,30944.7%+10.0 pts

44Biloxi, MSMS48,51644.5%+1.1 pts

45Picayune, MSMS12,01943.7%−14.5 pts

46Columbus, MSMS22,79243.6%−7.7 pts

47Greenwood, MSMS13,42943.3%−6.9 pts

48Vicksburg, MSMS19,83041.7%−11.0 pts

49Gautier, MSMS19,06941.7%−5.7 pts

50Brookhaven, MSMS11,64641.5%+3.8 pts

51Philadelphia, MSMS6,85841.0%+1.8 pts

52McComb, MSMS11,69740.5%−13.5 pts

53Petal, MSMS11,69440.0%+2.2 pts

54Louisville, MSMS5,92139.1%−19.1 pts

55Corinth, MSMS14,34538.1%−1.0 pts

56Columbia, MSMS6,52538.0%−9.0 pts

57Forest, MSMS5,43337.6%+0.5 pts

58Ripley, MSMS5,37737.1%+12.3 pts

59Olive Branch, MSMS47,56336.7%−4.0 pts

60Senatobia, MSMS8,47336.0%−6.6 pts

61Brandon, MSMS26,12235.5%−0.5 pts

62Pass Christian, MSMS6,45935.4%+1.3 pts

63D'Iberville, MSMS13,55733.8%−28.9 pts

64Byram, MSMS12,70730.2%−4.4 pts

65Booneville, MSMS9,25723.5%−29.7 pts

66Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,26417.8%−13.9 pts

67Gulf Hills, MSMS8,45113.6%−10.9 pts

68Vancleave, MSMS5,0780.0%−53.7 pts

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