Income needed to buy a home
Every county in Mississippi
In the middle county, Choctaw County, the typical home takes $49,150 a year. Locals can afford the typical home in 38 of 80 counties.
| County | Typical home | Monthly cost | Income needed | Local median income | For locals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coahoma County | $51,772 | $400 | $17,153 | $37,461 | Room to spare |
| Washington County | $55,372 | $436 | $18,684 | $42,165 | Room to spare |
| Humphreys County | $75,481 | $583 | $24,991 | $33,731 | Within reach |
| Leflore County | $75,611 | $586 | $25,105 | $35,277 | Comfortable |
| Holmes County | $92,420 | $696 | $29,844 | $32,538 | Right at the edge |
| Sunflower County | $93,711 | $717 | $30,719 | $39,956 | Within reach |
| Claiborne County | $98,474 | $725 | $31,071 | $31,897 | Right at the edge |
| Jefferson County | $97,256 | $741 | $31,774 | $38,305 | Within reach |
| Jefferson Davis County | $102,536 | $774 | $33,166 | $38,548 | Within reach |
| Clarke County | $105,624 | $787 | $33,719 | $46,108 | Within reach |
| Noxubee County | $112,506 | $836 | $35,848 | $33,833 | Right at the edge |
| Yazoo County | $111,039 | $839 | $35,936 | $39,295 | Right at the edge |
| Adams County | $114,316 | $861 | $36,882 | $43,644 | Within reach |
| Pike County | $115,585 | $879 | $37,679 | $43,814 | Within reach |
| Attala County | $117,223 | $886 | $37,966 | $51,639 | Within reach |
| Tallahatchie County | $119,191 | $892 | $38,225 | $37,466 | Right at the edge |
| Bolivar County | $118,382 | $896 | $38,384 | $39,585 | Right at the edge |
| Sharkey County | $116,511 | $898 | $38,493 | $40,000 | Right at the edge |
| Wilkinson County | $122,733 | $936 | $40,102 | $35,311 | A stretch |
| Scott County | $125,499 | $945 | $40,499 | $48,786 | Within reach |
| Lawrence County | $124,811 | $951 | $40,736 | $43,531 | Right at the edge |
| Copiah County | $131,400 | $980 | $41,990 | $49,089 | Within reach |
| Lauderdale County | $128,369 | $981 | $42,058 | $50,817 | Within reach |
| Grenada County | $129,937 | $1,005 | $43,068 | $48,804 | Within reach |
| Montgomery County | $131,496 | $1,023 | $43,848 | $41,748 | Right at the edge |
| Hinds County | $132,848 | $1,024 | $43,881 | $49,402 | Within reach |
| Calhoun County | $135,984 | $1,029 | $44,082 | $43,125 | Right at the edge |
| Amite County | $139,814 | $1,032 | $44,215 | $37,222 | A stretch |
| Jasper County | $139,315 | $1,038 | $44,465 | $48,660 | Right at the edge |
| Kemper County | $138,813 | $1,043 | $44,716 | $46,431 | Right at the edge |
| Marion County | $140,896 | $1,069 | $45,795 | $45,110 | Right at the edge |
| Newton County | $145,662 | $1,095 | $46,922 | $50,540 | Right at the edge |
| Neshoba County | $145,517 | $1,098 | $47,052 | $57,013 | Within reach |
| Chickasaw County | $147,276 | $1,098 | $47,064 | $43,586 | Right at the edge |
| Prentiss County | $146,800 | $1,101 | $47,200 | $49,724 | Right at the edge |
| Franklin County | $147,098 | $1,111 | $47,616 | $52,939 | Within reach |
| Warren County | $149,496 | $1,121 | $48,051 | $59,401 | Within reach |
| Winston County | $150,779 | $1,133 | $48,555 | $53,031 | Right at the edge |
| Wayne County | $151,449 | $1,136 | $48,695 | $37,619 | A stretch |
| Tippah County | $150,801 | $1,142 | $48,955 | $52,542 | Right at the edge |
| Choctaw County | $154,114 | $1,147 | $49,150 | $50,919 | Right at the edge |
| Jones County | $152,498 | $1,172 | $50,246 | $52,216 | Right at the edge |
| Benton County | $160,056 | $1,189 | $50,970 | $46,016 | Right at the edge |
| Walthall County | $158,575 | $1,192 | $51,065 | $48,905 | Right at the edge |
| Yalobusha County | $159,515 | $1,196 | $51,265 | $49,151 | Right at the edge |
| Tunica County | $160,214 | $1,198 | $51,353 | $39,364 | A stretch |
| Clay County | $158,726 | $1,203 | $51,567 | $43,125 | A stretch |
| Simpson County | $162,451 | $1,215 | $52,052 | $56,381 | Right at the edge |
| Monroe County | $164,878 | $1,238 | $53,054 | $51,866 | Right at the edge |
| Smith County | $167,676 | $1,244 | $53,319 | $60,916 | Within reach |
| Perry County | $167,487 | $1,252 | $53,660 | $49,634 | Right at the edge |
| Webster County | $168,408 | $1,259 | $53,949 | $58,789 | Right at the edge |
| Greene County | $168,097 | $1,267 | $54,312 | $54,276 | Right at the edge |
| Leake County | $167,104 | $1,269 | $54,367 | $50,728 | Right at the edge |
| Itawamba County | $170,662 | $1,273 | $54,549 | $55,546 | Right at the edge |
| Lincoln County | $172,076 | $1,304 | $55,880 | $51,119 | Right at the edge |
| Covington County | $180,197 | $1,342 | $57,507 | $45,051 | A stretch |
| Alcorn County | $182,623 | $1,367 | $58,607 | $51,260 | A stretch |
| Carroll County | $181,982 | $1,371 | $58,739 | $59,327 | Right at the edge |
| Tishomingo County | $188,785 | $1,395 | $59,775 | $53,040 | A stretch |
| Panola County | $186,288 | $1,410 | $60,435 | $45,945 | A stretch |
| Lowndes County | $189,545 | $1,433 | $61,404 | $53,812 | A stretch |
| Forrest County | $186,570 | $1,435 | $61,486 | $53,640 | A stretch |
| Union County | $208,286 | $1,554 | $66,597 | $55,505 | A stretch |
| Stone County | $208,603 | $1,568 | $67,205 | $61,413 | Right at the edge |
| Pontotoc County | $211,911 | $1,594 | $68,331 | $51,484 | A stretch |
| George County | $215,542 | $1,626 | $69,702 | $59,758 | A stretch |
| Pearl River County | $214,865 | $1,630 | $69,860 | $58,135 | A stretch |
| Lee County | $212,548 | $1,634 | $70,017 | $67,863 | Right at the edge |
| Jackson County | $216,073 | $1,655 | $70,947 | $66,201 | Right at the edge |
| Marshall County | $222,493 | $1,693 | $72,562 | $53,458 | A stretch |
| Harrison County | $229,048 | $1,741 | $74,594 | $59,479 | A stretch |
| Hancock County | $236,816 | $1,813 | $77,698 | $67,708 | A stretch |
| Tate County | $249,442 | $1,903 | $81,556 | $69,704 | A stretch |
| Lamar County | $266,430 | $2,034 | $87,186 | $70,909 | A stretch |
| Rankin County | $270,057 | $2,049 | $87,804 | $79,357 | Right at the edge |
| Oktibbeha County | $280,837 | $2,157 | $92,463 | $46,695 | Far off |
| DeSoto County | $298,922 | $2,256 | $96,677 | $85,297 | A stretch |
| Madison County | $336,292 | $2,564 | $109,868 | $83,441 | A stretch |
| Lafayette County | $405,047 | $3,053 | $130,840 | $67,185 | Far off |
10% down, 7.40% 30-year fixed, housing at 28% of gross income. How it works.