MS metros
Cost of living across major MS metropolitan areas.
What living in MS costs
Across the 2 MS metros we track, the typical cost-of-living index is 89.8 against a national metro median of 95.7 — about 6% cheaper than the typical US metro. That ranks MS 5 of the 48 states we cover, counting from the cheapest.
The state is not uniform: Gulfport, MS is the cheapest metro at 88.9, while Jackson, MS runs 89.8 — a spread of 1% between them.
A typical MS home costs $224,666, or about 3.7× median household income, and typical rent is $1,450/mo.
Taxes in MS
MS levies a state income tax on top of the federal one. Effective property tax runs about 0.8% of home value in a typical MS metro, and combined state and local sales tax is around 7.1%.
Property tax is the one that scales with housing, so it bites hardest in the pricier metros above. Per-metro figures are on each metro page.
| Metro | COL index | Median home | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson, MS | 89.8 | $215,136 | $1,450 |
| Gulfport, MS | 88.9 | $224,666 | $1,423 |
Cities & towns in MS (22)
Local property tax, home values and school scores for each place.