Most affordable counties to rent in Mississippi

Ranked by how much of the typical renter household's income the typical rent takes. Itawamba County is the most affordable at 21.2%; Holmes County the least affordable at 41.3%.

CountyRent-to-incomeMedian gross rentMedian renter incomeRenters paying 30%+2 BR FMR FY2027
1. Itawamba County21.2%$811$45,87036%$920
2. Newton County23.0%$638$33,22432%$905
3. Chickasaw County23.2%$670$34,69140%$905
4. Marion County24.5%$818$40,00940%$949
5. Prentiss County24.7%$637$30,96630%$905
6. George County24.8%$844$40,88129%$994
7. Union County24.8%$865$41,86043%$905
8. Tippah County25.0%$790$37,91036%$905
9. Hancock County26.4%$977$44,40550%$1,185
10. Lamar County26.9%$1,126$50,23945%$1,316
11. Yalobusha County26.9%$667$29,74743%$905
12. Stone County27.3%$936$41,13049%$1,047
13. Warren County27.6%$888$38,57145%$1,019
14. Tallahatchie County28.0%$732$31,34143%$905
15. Pontotoc County28.2%$864$36,78951%$923
16. Jones County29.1%$869$35,82850%$986
17. Webster County29.2%$632$25,98448%$905
18. Copiah County30.6%$766$30,08047%$1,289
19. Lowndes County30.9%$930$36,09049%$931
20. Pearl River County31.3%$906$34,70448%$967
21. Jackson County31.9%$1,101$41,47951%$1,099
22. Harrison County32.0%$1,115$41,82750%$1,185
23. Leflore County32.4%$689$25,54449%$905
24. Rankin County33.5%$1,270$45,45750%$1,289
25. Madison County33.6%$1,186$42,32054%$1,289
26. Neshoba County33.8%$839$29,77646%$905
27. Lafayette County33.9%$1,085$38,46354%$1,255
28. DeSoto County33.9%$1,451$51,43652%$1,301
29. Panola County33.9%$874$30,97152%$947
30. Attala County34.1%$825$29,04256%$905
31. Lincoln County34.1%$760$26,74046%$905
32. Coahoma County34.2%$749$26,27953%$905
33. Adams County34.5%$734$25,55148%$905
34. Humphreys County34.6%$641$22,23644%$905
35. Tunica County35.0%$977$33,51658%$1,156
36. Alcorn County35.0%$751$25,76042%$905
37. Lee County35.3%$957$32,50054%$1,044
38. Washington County35.9%$833$27,82257%$905
39. Forrest County35.9%$972$32,45852%$1,316
40. Pike County36.1%$919$30,57047%$1,039
41. Tate County36.4%$963$31,74355%$1,101
42. Monroe County36.6%$768$25,20751%$905
43. Yazoo County37.0%$790$25,62556%$1,016
44. Quitman County37.0%$672$21,77143%$905
45. Sunflower County37.2%$694$22,39359%$905
46. Bolivar County37.8%$685$21,77058%$905
47. Clay County38.2%$817$25,69853%$905
48. Hinds County39.8%$1,061$32,03058%$1,289
49. Oktibbeha County40.4%$915$27,16860%$1,024
50. Lauderdale County40.6%$953$28,17753%$1,006
51. Holmes County41.3%$590$17,14355%$905

Rent-to-income = median gross rent × 12 ÷ median household income of renters. Both are medians of different households, so this is an area comparison, not the burden of any one household. 31 of 82 counties are left out because they have fewer than 500 renter households, a Census margin of error is too large (coefficient of variation above 15%) or a figure is not published.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates 2020–2024 and 2015–2019 (tables B25064, B25119, B25070). ± = margin of error at 90% confidence. Dollar figures are not adjusted for inflation. FMR: HUD FY2027.

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