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Rent prices in Mississippi (FY2027)

The average FY2027 Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in Mississippi is $1,087 a month including utilities — 38% below the U.S. average, ranging from $905 to $1,316 by area. Find your metro below and check what you can afford.

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Mississippi average Fair Market Rent, FY2027 (rent + utilities)
$1,087/mo 2 bedrooms · ▲ 5.1% vs FY2026
Studio
U.S. $1,379 · 36% below U.S.
$883
1 bedroom
U.S. $1,478 · 37% below U.S.
$928
2 bedrooms
U.S. $1,761 · 38% below U.S.
$1,087
3 bedrooms
U.S. $2,266 · 39% below U.S.
$1,371
4 bedrooms
U.S. $2,607 · 42% below U.S.
$1,518

Ranks #49 of 51 (50 states + DC) for 2-bedroom rent. See all states

Metro areas in Mississippi

Jackson, MS
517K people · 1BR $1,105 · 3BR $1,536
$1,289
▲ 0.1%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS
257K people · 1BR $982 · 3BR $1,525
$1,185
▲ 3.9%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
1.3M people · 1BR $1,191 · 3BR $1,717
$1,301
▲ 2.1%
Hattiesburg, MS
155K people · 1BR $1,117 · 3BR $1,676
$1,316
▲ 25.7%
Pascagoula, MS
145K people · 1BR $966 · 3BR $1,506
$1,099
▲ 3.0%
Marshall County, MS
34K people · 1BR $845 · 3BR $1,318
$1,106
▼ 0.4%
Tate County, MS
28K people · 1BR $842 · 3BR $1,322
$1,101
▲ 1.1%
Scott County, MS
28K people · 1BR $849 · 3BR $1,222
$1,026
▲ 7.8%
Simpson County, MS
26K people · 1BR $831 · 3BR $1,253
$905
▲ 5.5%
Yazoo County, MS
25K people · 1BR $777 · 3BR $1,330
$1,016
▲ 3.3%
Stone County, MS
19K people · 1BR $882 · 3BR $1,248
$1,047
▲ 8.0%
Holmes County, MS
16K people · 1BR $831 · 3BR $1,253
$905
▲ 7.5%
Tunica County, MS
9K people · 1BR $1,062 · 3BR $1,377
$1,156
▼ 2.5%
Benton County, MS
8K people · 1BR $827 · 3BR $1,127
$905
▲ 7.5%

2-bedroom FMR; arrow = change vs FY2026. Sorted by population in Mississippi. Tap a metro for studio to 4 bedrooms and the income you need.

Rural counties (non-metro)

Show all 62 non-metro counties (A–Z)
Adams County, MS
Studio $761 · 1BR $831 · 3BR $1,189 · 4BR $1,189
$905
▲ 7.5%
Alcorn County, MS
Studio $761 · 1BR $831 · 3BR $1,123 · 4BR $1,189
$905
▲ 7.5%
Amite County, MS
Studio $761 · 1BR $769 · 3BR $1,110 · 4BR $1,189
$905
▲ 5.8%
Attala County, MS
Studio $687 · 1BR $692 · 3BR $1,185 · 4BR $1,189
$905
▲ 7.5%
Bolivar County, MS
Studio $687 · 1BR $692 · 3BR $1,185 · 4BR $1,189
$905
▲ 7.5%
Calhoun County, MS
Studio $630 · 1BR $692 · 3BR $1,186 · 4BR $1,191
$905
▲ 7.5%
Carroll County, MS
Studio $761 · 1BR $769 · 3BR $1,110 · 4BR $1,189
$905
▲ 7.5%
Chickasaw County, MS
Studio $687 · 1BR $692 · 3BR $1,188 · 4BR $1,270
$905
▲ 7.5%
Choctaw County, MS
Studio $687 · 1BR $692 · 3BR $1,171 · 4BR $1,189
$905
▲ 7.5%
Claiborne County, MS
Studio $761 · 1BR $769 · 3BR $1,185 · 4BR $1,189
$905
▲ 7.5%
Clarke County, MS
Studio $761 · 1BR $831 · 3BR $1,078 · 4BR $1,201
$905
▲ 4.4%
Clay County, MS
Studio $761 · 1BR $769 · 3BR $1,131 · 4BR $1,513
$905
▲ 7.5%
Coahoma County, MS
Studio $751 · 1BR $780 · 3BR $1,253 · 4BR $1,451
$905
▲ 7.5%
Covington County, MS
Studio $761 · 1BR $769 · 3BR $1,078 · 4BR $1,189
$905
▲ 7.5%
Franklin County, MS
Studio $761 · 1BR $769 · 3BR $1,185 · 4BR $1,189
$905
▲ 7.5%
George County, MS
Studio $836 · 1BR $845 · 3BR $1,184 · 4BR $1,306
$994
▲ 7.9%
Greene County, MS
Studio $761 · 1BR $831 · 3BR $1,120 · 4BR $1,189
$905
▲ 7.5%
Grenada County, MS
Studio $734 · 1BR $739 · 3BR $1,152 · 4BR $1,271
$967
▲ 6.1%
Humphreys County, MS
Studio $761 · 1BR $829 · 3BR $1,148 · 4BR $1,189
$905
▲ 7.5%
Issaquena County, MS
Studio $761 · 1BR $769 · 3BR $1,110 · 4BR $1,189
$905
▲ 7.5%
Itawamba County, MS
Studio $774 · 1BR $802 · 3BR $1,119 · 4BR $1,209
$920
▲ 3.3%
Jasper County, MS
Studio $761 · 1BR $769 · 3BR $1,185 · 4BR $1,189
$905
▲ 7.5%
Jefferson County, MS
Studio $761 · 1BR $769 · 3BR $1,110 · 4BR $1,189
$905
▲ 7.5%
Jefferson Davis County, MS
Studio $687 · 1BR $692 · 3BR $1,078 · 4BR $1,189
$905
▲ 7.5%
Jones County, MS
Studio $749 · 1BR $754 · 3BR $1,175 · 4BR $1,559
$986
▲ 7.5%
Kemper County, MS
Studio $761 · 1BR $769 · 3BR $1,185 · 4BR $1,189
$905
▲ 7.5%
Lafayette County, MS
Studio $1,011 · 1BR $1,017 · 3BR $1,502 · 4BR $1,649
$1,255
▲ 1.0%
Lauderdale County, MS
Studio $877 · 1BR $896 · 3BR $1,328 · 4BR $1,332
$1,006
▲ 11.0%
Lawrence County, MS
Studio $761 · 1BR $769 · 3BR $1,185 · 4BR $1,189
$905
▲ 4.9%
Leake County, MS
Studio $843 · 1BR $852 · 3BR $1,195 · 4BR $1,318
$1,003
▲ 5.0%
Lee County, MS
Studio $921 · 1BR $924 · 3BR $1,319 · 4BR $1,372
$1,044
▲ 5.0%
Leflore County, MS
Studio $687 · 1BR $692 · 3BR $1,157 · 4BR $1,189
$905
▲ 7.5%
Lincoln County, MS
Studio $687 · 1BR $692 · 3BR $1,185 · 4BR $1,189
$905
▲ 6.2%
Lowndes County, MS
Studio $798 · 1BR $803 · 3BR $1,278 · 4BR $1,298
$931
▲ 6.8%
Marion County, MS
Studio $798 · 1BR $807 · 3BR $1,131 · 4BR $1,472
$949
▲ 10.3%
Monroe County, MS
Studio $761 · 1BR $769 · 3BR $1,078 · 4BR $1,189
$905
▲ 7.5%
Montgomery County, MS
Studio $761 · 1BR $828 · 3BR $1,078 · 4BR $1,189
$905
▲ 7.5%
Neshoba County, MS
Studio $761 · 1BR $814 · 3BR $1,185 · 4BR $1,219
$905
▲ 7.5%
Newton County, MS
Studio $761 · 1BR $769 · 3BR $1,078 · 4BR $1,189
$905
▲ 7.5%
Noxubee County, MS
Studio $720 · 1BR $725 · 3BR $1,185 · 4BR $1,189
$905
▲ 7.5%
Oktibbeha County, MS
Studio $903 · 1BR $941 · 3BR $1,341 · 4BR $1,346
$1,024
▲ 7.0%
Panola County, MS
Studio $659 · 1BR $805 · 3BR $1,193 · 4BR $1,440
$947
▲ 7.9%
Pearl River County, MS
Studio $789 · 1BR $794 · 3BR $1,288 · 4BR $1,346
$967
▲ 1.9%
Pike County, MS
Studio $874 · 1BR $954 · 3BR $1,238 · 4BR $1,459
$1,039
▲ 5.4%
Pontotoc County, MS
Studio $689 · 1BR $848 · 3BR $1,191 · 4BR $1,543
$923
▼ 1.0%
Prentiss County, MS
Studio $687 · 1BR $692 · 3BR $1,078 · 4BR $1,189
$905
▲ 7.5%
Quitman County, MS
Studio $761 · 1BR $769 · 3BR $1,253 · 4BR $1,513
$905
▲ 7.5%
Sharkey County, MS
Studio $761 · 1BR $831 · 3BR $1,165 · 4BR $1,189
$905
▲ 7.5%
Smith County, MS
Studio $761 · 1BR $769 · 3BR $1,078 · 4BR $1,189
$905
▲ 7.5%
Sunflower County, MS
Studio $646 · 1BR $692 · 3BR $1,249 · 4BR $1,283
$905
▲ 7.5%
Tallahatchie County, MS
Studio $761 · 1BR $831 · 3BR $1,111 · 4BR $1,513
$905
▲ 7.5%
Tippah County, MS
Studio $765 · 1BR $769 · 3BR $1,170 · 4BR $1,189
$905
▲ 7.5%
Tishomingo County, MS
Studio $687 · 1BR $692 · 3BR $1,115 · 4BR $1,189
$905
▲ 7.5%
Union County, MS
Studio $798 · 1BR $831 · 3BR $1,128 · 4BR $1,189
$905
▲ 3.8%
Walthall County, MS
Studio $779 · 1BR $787 · 3BR $1,103 · 4BR $1,217
$926
▲ 0.3%
Warren County, MS
Studio $836 · 1BR $841 · 3BR $1,262 · 4BR $1,339
$1,019
▲ 6.9%
Washington County, MS
Studio $722 · 1BR $831 · 3BR $1,253 · 4BR $1,513
$905
▲ 7.5%
Wayne County, MS
Studio $761 · 1BR $769 · 3BR $1,185 · 4BR $1,189
$905
▲ 7.5%
Webster County, MS
Studio $687 · 1BR $692 · 3BR $1,113 · 4BR $1,222
$905
▲ 7.5%
Wilkinson County, MS
Studio $761 · 1BR $769 · 3BR $1,110 · 4BR $1,513
$905
▲ 7.5%
Winston County, MS
Studio $761 · 1BR $831 · 3BR $1,185 · 4BR $1,189
$905
▲ 7.5%
Yalobusha County, MS
Studio $761 · 1BR $769 · 3BR $1,185 · 4BR $1,189
$905
▲ 7.5%

Big number = 2-bedroom FMR. HUD sets a floor: no 2-bedroom FMR may be below the lower of the state’s or the national non-metro median ($1,014 for FY2027).

Rent affordability check

Compares the FY2027 Fair Market Rents averaged across Mississippi with 30% of your gross monthly income — HUD’s line for a “cost-burdened” renter. For the 28/36 rule and your debts, use the full rent affordability calculator.

Income needed at the Mississippi average

Studio
$883/mo rent + utilities
$35,320/yr
$16.98/hr full-time
1 bedroom
$928/mo rent + utilities
$37,120/yr
$17.85/hr full-time
2 bedrooms
$1,087/mo rent + utilities
$43,480/yr
$20.90/hr full-time
3 bedrooms
$1,371/mo rent + utilities
$54,840/yr
$26.37/hr full-time
4 bedrooms
$1,518/mo rent + utilities
$60,720/yr
$29.19/hr full-time

Gross yearly income so that rent plus utilities is 30% of income; hourly = yearly ÷ 2,080 hours.

What a Fair Market Rent is (and is not)

A Fair Market Rent (FMR) is set every year by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). It is HUD’s estimate of the 40th-percentile gross rent — rent plus utilities (except phone, cable and internet) — paid by recent movers into standard-quality, non-luxury rental homes in an area. In other words, about 40% of recently rented units in the area cost less than the FMR and about 60% cost more.

FMRs are not asking rents and not the price of any specific listing. They are built from Census Bureau American Community Survey rents and updated with inflation and trend factors, so they lag the newest listings and smooth out neighborhood differences. HUD uses them to set Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) payment standards and other program rents. Treat them as a solid, official benchmark for a typical modest rental — new listings in popular neighborhoods often cost more.

Questions & answers

What is the average rent in Mississippi?

Using HUD’s FY2027 Fair Market Rents, the population-weighted average for a 2-bedroom in Mississippi is $1,087 a month including utilities — 38% below the U.S. average of $1,761. A 1-bedroom averages $928 and a studio $883.

Where is rent cheapest in Mississippi?

The lowest FY2027 2-bedroom FMR in Mississippi is $905 in Adams County, MS; the highest is $1,316 in Hattiesburg, MS.

How much do I need to earn to rent in Mississippi?

At the 30% rule, a 2-bedroom at the state-average FMR of $1,087 needs $43,480 a year in gross income (about $20.90 an hour full-time). A 1-bedroom at $928 needs $37,120.

Did rent go up in Mississippi this year?

The population-weighted 2-bedroom FMR in Mississippi changed +5.1% from FY2026 to FY2027, compared with +1.5% for the U.S.

Is the Fair Market Rent what landlords charge?

Not exactly. It is HUD’s 40th-percentile estimate of rent plus utilities paid by recent movers into standard-quality units — a benchmark for a modest rental. Many listings, especially new or central ones, ask more.

Source: HUD User, FY2027 Fair Market Rents (effective October 1, 2026; Federal Register notice), compared with FY2026 revised FMRs. HUD data is in the public domain. State and U.S. averages are Tachlis calculations weighted by each county’s population as listed in HUD’s file. HUD may revise FMRs for areas that request a reevaluation.

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