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State data • Updated March 2026

Mississippi rent: top & bottom cities

Median ZORI rent across Mississippi cities, statewide macro overlay, plus the most-expensive and most-affordable cities side by side. Live from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse.

Mississippi at a glance

$1,455Median city rent (ZORI)
3.7%Unemployment
602Permits / month
13Cities w/ rent data

Unemployment from FRED state series. Permits from Census BPS. Median = median across all Mississippi cities with current ZORI data. See methodology.

Most expensive & most affordable

Top 10 by rent

CityRent (ZORI)YoY
Oxford $2,209 +4.8%
Madison $2,202 +2.7%
Hernando $2,154 +0.2%
Walls $2,005
Olive Branch $1,986 -0.3%
Ocean Springs $1,821 -0.8%
Brandon $1,819 +4.7%
Southaven $1,672 +2.5%
Clinton $1,627 -3.7%
Starkville $1,525 +4.1%

Top 10 most affordable (pop ≥ 50k)

CityRent (ZORI)YoY
Jackson $1,239 +4.0%
Gulfport $1,462 +6.3%
Southaven $1,672 +2.5%

Top 5 cities — overlaid rent trajectory

ZORI rent index — top 5 Mississippi cities

Monthly Zillow ZORI rent index. Data updates monthly. Source: methodology.

Compare cities in Mississippi

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