16 Small Towns in Mississippi With the Cheapest Homes
Ranked by median home value among 59 towns of 500–10,000 people in Mississippi. #1 is Pearl River, MS (median home $61,200).
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16Leland, Mississippi
Median home $109,700
Leland is a city of 3,988 people in Washington County, Mississippi. The median home is worth $109,700 and the median household earns $37,406, so homes cost 2.9× income (typical Mississippi town: 2.8×). Median rent is $834.
3,988 people · Washington County · median home $109,700 · income $37,406 · Jan low 34°F · 0 in snow
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15Holly Springs, Mississippi
Median home $109,600
Holly Springs is a city of 6,968 people in Marshall County, Mississippi. The median home is worth $109,600 and the median household earns $45,462, so homes cost 2.4× income (typical Mississippi town: 2.8×). Median rent is $773.
6,968 people · Marshall County · median home $109,600 · income $45,462 · Jan low 29°F · 2 in snow
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14Indianola, Mississippi
Median home $108,800
Indianola is a city of 9,646 people in Sunflower County, Mississippi. The median home is worth $108,800 and the median household earns $41,708, so homes cost 2.6× income (typical Mississippi town: 2.8×). Median rent is $720.
9,646 people · Sunflower County · median home $108,800 · income $41,708 · Jan low 35°F · 1 in snow
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13Escatawpa, Mississippi
Median home $107,900

Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author (public domain, Wikimedia Commons) Escatawpa is a community of 3,254 people in Jackson County, Mississippi. The median home is worth $107,900 and the median household earns $40,109, so homes cost 2.7× income (typical Mississippi town: 2.8×). Median rent is $1,184.
3,254 people · Jackson County · median home $107,900 · income $40,109 · Jan low 41°F · 0 in snow
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12Ellisville, Mississippi
Median home $99,500

Photo: Calvin Beale (public domain, Wikimedia Commons) Ellisville is a city of 4,652 people in Jones County, Mississippi. The median home is worth $99,500 and the median household earns $32,100, so homes cost 3.1× income (typical Mississippi town: 2.8×). Median rent is $872.
4,652 people · Jones County · median home $99,500 · income $32,100 · Jan low 35°F · 0 in snow
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11Baldwyn, Mississippi
Median home $98,600
Baldwyn is a city of 3,071 people in Prentiss County, Mississippi. The median home is worth $98,600 and the median household earns $43,841, so homes cost 2.2× income (typical Mississippi town: 2.8×). Median rent is $635.
3,071 people · Prentiss County · median home $98,600 · income $43,841 · Jan low 29°F · 1 in snow
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10Macon, Mississippi
Median home $97,400

Photo: R. Stephens (Rdstephens at en.wikipedia) (public domain, Wikimedia Commons) Macon is a city of 2,582 people in Noxubee County, Mississippi. The median home is worth $97,400 and the median household earns $31,774, so homes cost 3.1× income (typical Mississippi town: 2.8×). Median rent is $625.
2,582 people · Noxubee County · median home $97,400 · income $31,774 · Jan low 33°F · 0 in snow
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9Nicholson, Mississippi
Median home $97,400
Nicholson is a community of 2,833 people in Pearl River County, Mississippi. The median home is worth $97,400 and the median household earns $50,114, so homes cost 1.9× income (typical Mississippi town: 2.8×). Median rent is $872.
2,833 people · Pearl River County · median home $97,400 · income $50,114 · Jan low 38°F · 0 in snow
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8Philadelphia, Mississippi
Median home $97,300
Philadelphia is a city of 7,118 people in Neshoba County, Mississippi. The median home is worth $97,300 and the median household earns $50,788, so homes cost 1.9× income (typical Mississippi town: 2.8×). Median rent is $791.
7,118 people · Neshoba County · median home $97,300 · income $50,788 · Jan low 34°F · 0 in snow
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7Okolona, Mississippi
Median home $92,200
Okolona is a city of 2,513 people in Chickasaw County, Mississippi. The median home is worth $92,200 and the median household earns $26,042, so homes cost 3.5× income (typical Mississippi town: 2.8×). Median rent is $582.
2,513 people · Chickasaw County · median home $92,200 · income $26,042 · Jan low 33°F · 0 in snow
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6Newton, Mississippi
Median home $88,800
Newton is a city of 3,195 people in Newton County, Mississippi. The median home is worth $88,800 and the median household earns $32,157, so homes cost 2.8× income (typical Mississippi town: 2.8×). Median rent is $423.
3,195 people · Newton County · median home $88,800 · income $32,157 · Jan low 33°F · 0 in snow
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5Aberdeen, Mississippi
Median home $87,600

Photo: Credit: Courtesy of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (public domain, Wikimedia Commons) Aberdeen is a city of 4,961 people in Monroe County, Mississippi. The median home is worth $87,600 and the median household earns $33,285, so homes cost 2.6× income (typical Mississippi town: 2.8×). Median rent is $727.
4,961 people · Monroe County · median home $87,600 · income $33,285 · Jan low 31°F · 0 in snow
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4Waynesboro, Mississippi
Median home $86,200

Photo: Calvin Beale (public domain, Wikimedia Commons) Waynesboro is a city of 4,567 people in Wayne County, Mississippi. The median home is worth $86,200 and the median household earns $31,684, so homes cost 2.7× income (typical Mississippi town: 2.8×). Median rent is $708.
4,567 people · Wayne County · median home $86,200 · income $31,684 · Jan low 36°F · 1 in snow
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3Ruleville, Mississippi
Median home $85,000
Ruleville is a city of 2,642 people in Sunflower County, Mississippi. The median home is worth $85,000 and the median household earns $33,480, so homes cost 2.5× income (typical Mississippi town: 2.8×). Median rent is $694.
2,642 people · Sunflower County · median home $85,000 · income $33,480 · Jan low 33°F · 1 in snow
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2Morton, Mississippi
Median home $84,200
Morton is a city of 3,711 people in Scott County, Mississippi. The median home is worth $84,200 and the median household earns $41,863, so homes cost 2.0× income (typical Mississippi town: 2.8×). Median rent is $913.
3,711 people · Scott County · median home $84,200 · income $41,863 · Jan low 33°F · 1 in snow
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1Pearl River, Mississippi
Median home $61,200
Pearl River is a community of 3,822 people in Neshoba County, Mississippi. The median home is worth $61,200 and the median household earns $50,922, so homes cost 1.2× income (typical Mississippi town: 2.8×). Median rent is $571.
3,822 people · Neshoba County · median home $61,200 · income $50,922 · Jan low 34°F · 0 in snow
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- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
- The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)