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Mississippi Fair Market Rents

2023 Fair Market Rents

2023 FMRs in Mississippi by county. Click on the map below to view FMRs for a particular county.

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FMRs vary across Mississippi based on County and ZIP code as well as number of bedrooms. The average FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in Mississippi is $816.

The highest average FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in the United States is $1,951 in Hawaii. The lowest for a two-bedroom apartment is $519 in Puerto Rico.

FMRs in Mississippi are based on the price of monthly rent plus the cost of essential utilities. FMRs vary by county or ZIP Code. Generally areas with a lower population density have a lower gross rent (lower FMRs) but there are exceptions.

View the Fair Market Rents Overview for detailed information on how FMRs are calculated. Click on a specific county on the map or from the table below for detailed FMR information including Small Area FMRs.

How does Mississippi compare?

The highest FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in Mississippi is $1,032 in DeSoto County. The lowest FMR for a two-bedroom apartment is $766 in Greene County and Choctaw County.

Mississippi ($816) has a 25.5% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of the US ($1,095) and therefore has a lower gross rent.

Mississippi is rank 54th out of 56 States and territories. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is lower than 53 other States and territories. Mississippi is the 3rd cheapest State or territory in terms of FMRs.

Average FMRs for Mississippi

54th
Rank
$640
Studio
$672
1-person
$816
2-person
$1,052
3-person
$1,178
4-person
Counties in Mississippi (82)
County Rank Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
DeSoto County 1st $800 $902 $1,032 $1,365 $1,584
Madison County 2nd $895 $908 $1,059 $1,289 $1,463
Hinds County 2nd $895 $908 $1,059 $1,289 $1,463
Rankin County 2nd $895 $908 $1,059 $1,289 $1,463
Copiah County 2nd $895 $908 $1,059 $1,289 $1,463
Lafayette County 6th $781 $892 $1,105 $1,345 $1,484
Hancock County 7th $707 $780 $944 $1,283 $1,395
Harrison County 7th $707 $780 $944 $1,283 $1,395
Jackson County 9th $649 $793 $906 $1,213 $1,543
Tunica County 10th $811 $816 $946 $1,151 $1,271
Perry County 11th $660 $785 $949 $1,212 $1,343
Forrest County 11th $660 $785 $949 $1,212 $1,343
Lamar County 11th $660 $785 $949 $1,212 $1,343
Pearl River County 14th $668 $672 $885 $1,198 $1,507
Oktibbeha County 15th $752 $785 $887 $1,142 $1,304
Lee County 16th $722 $727 $891 $1,134 $1,347
Warren County 17th $637 $641 $844 $1,103 $1,438
Marshall County 18th $644 $701 $831 $1,011 $1,291
Clay County 19th $643 $678 $766 $1,060 $1,305
Simpson County 20th $530 $686 $792 $1,093 $1,349
Lowndes County 21st $644 $648 $791 $1,070 $1,276
Pike County 22nd $703 $736 $837 $1,025 $1,124
Panola County 23rd $625 $629 $788 $1,038 $1,342
Tallahatchie County 24th $643 $678 $766 $1,000 $1,305
Lauderdale County 25th $649 $667 $811 $1,047 $1,217
Issaquena County 26th $641 $646 $850 $1,035 $1,155
Yalobusha County 27th $578 $582 $766 $1,089 $1,305
George County 28th $609 $612 $774 $977 $1,318
Scott County 29th $643 $656 $766 $966 $1,247
Yazoo County 30th $646 $650 $831 $1,011 $1,116
Tate County 31st $599 $684 $773 $1,017 $1,172
Calhoun County 32nd $591 $595 $766 $1,060 $1,218
Pontotoc County 33rd $542 $678 $766 $1,003 $1,224
Webster County 34th $608 $611 $766 $1,013 $1,202
Lawrence County 35th $622 $626 $824 $1,003 $1,120
Lincoln County 36th $617 $621 $818 $1,019 $1,112
Neshoba County 37th $643 $678 $766 $932 $1,158
Quitman County 38th $578 $582 $766 $944 $1,305
Washington County 38th $573 $641 $766 $1,028 $1,167
Clarke County 40th $663 $699 $790 $961 $1,061
Benton County 41st $643 $678 $766 $1,037 $1,041
Montgomery County 41st $643 $677 $766 $1,038 $1,041
Franklin County 41st $643 $678 $766 $1,037 $1,041
Tishomingo County 41st $643 $678 $766 $1,037 $1,041
Alcorn County 45th $578 $582 $766 $1,083 $1,155
Union County 46th $663 $678 $766 $1,025 $1,029
Coahoma County 46th $600 $678 $766 $1,038 $1,079
Stone County 48th $567 $582 $766 $1,088 $1,155
Chickasaw County 49th $578 $582 $766 $1,043 $1,182
Jones County 50th $635 $639 $808 $983 $1,085
Adams County 51st $643 $678 $766 $1,025 $1,029
Humphreys County 51st $643 $678 $766 $1,025 $1,029
Monroe County 53rd $643 $644 $766 $932 $1,146
Claiborne County 54th $647 $683 $771 $965 $1,048
Covington County 55th $520 $637 $766 $1,089 $1,093
Noxubee County 56th $643 $678 $766 $954 $1,051
Newton County 57th $608 $612 $805 $980 $1,081
Marion County 58th $645 $649 $781 $951 $1,049
Holmes County 59th $598 $657 $766 $1,016 $1,030
Wilkinson County 60th $608 $611 $766 $1,037 $1,041
Kemper County 60th $608 $611 $766 $1,037 $1,041
Sharkey County 60th $608 $611 $766 $1,037 $1,041
Smith County 63rd $643 $674 $766 $932 $1,041
Attala County 64th $598 $602 $766 $1,037 $1,041
Tippah County 65th $608 $611 $766 $1,025 $1,029
Prentiss County 66th $550 $661 $766 $1,025 $1,029
Jefferson Davis County 67th $608 $611 $766 $1,003 $1,041
Itawamba County 68th $637 $641 $766 $955 $1,029
Jasper County 69th $608 $611 $766 $997 $1,029
Jefferson County 70th $578 $582 $766 $1,037 $1,041
Amite County 71st $608 $611 $766 $959 $1,041
Carroll County 72nd $618 $622 $766 $932 $1,041
Winston County 73rd $578 $582 $766 $1,014 $1,029
Wayne County 74th $608 $611 $766 $932 $1,041
Grenada County 75th $580 $584 $769 $966 $1,050
Walthall County 76th $608 $611 $766 $932 $1,029
Bolivar County 77th $585 $589 $775 $943 $1,041
Leake County 78th $578 $582 $766 $932 $1,065
Leflore County 79th $578 $582 $766 $963 $1,029
Sunflower County 80th $512 $582 $766 $932 $1,114
Greene County 81st $578 $582 $766 $932 $1,041
Choctaw County 81st $578 $582 $766 $932 $1,041

More on Mississippi

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