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Best Cost of Living Counties in Mississippi

Median rent, home values, and housing affordability Compare rankings across all 82 counties.

Average Cost of Living Score
71/100
Top County
Jefferson County
Counties Ranked
82

Top 10

#1
Jefferson County
MS
99/100
#2
Carroll County
MS
95/100
#3
Issaquena County
MS
95/100
#4
Quitman County
MS
95/100
#5
Perry County
MS
94/100
#6
Kemper County
MS
94/100
#7
Amite County
MS
93/100
#8
Claiborne County
MS
93/100
#9
Choctaw County
MS
93/100
#10
Calhoun County
MS
93/100

All Mississippi Counties Ranked

#CountyCost of Living ScoreOverall Score
1Jefferson County, MS
99.2
52.3
2Carroll County, MS
95.3
64.5
3Issaquena County, MS
95.3
68.6
4Quitman County, MS
94.9
58.2
5Perry County, MS
94.3
60.7
6Kemper County, MS
93.5
62.8
7Amite County, MS
93.4
59.3
8Claiborne County, MS
93
55.3
9Choctaw County, MS
92.9
62.7
10Calhoun County, MS
92.7
55.8
11Wilkinson County, MS
92.2
54.8
12Franklin County, MS
91.8
60.2
13Copiah County, MS
91.7
55.1
14Tallahatchie County, MS
91.7
47.5
15Holmes County, MS
91.6
57
16Smith County, MS
91.3
60.2
17Covington County, MS
90.7
47.2
18Webster County, MS
90
62.3
19Noxubee County, MS
89.3
48.6
20Tishomingo County, MS
89.2
55.3
21Adams County, MS
88
57.1
22Prentiss County, MS
86.3
43.6
23Newton County, MS
85.8
56
24Sunflower County, MS
85.3
46.4
25Benton County, MS
85.1
57.3
26Winston County, MS
85.1
48.5
27Jefferson Davis County, MS
84.8
56.2
28Chickasaw County, MS
84.1
55.8
29Neshoba County, MS
83.2
42
30Clay County, MS
83
41.3
31Marion County, MS
83
49.4
32Walthall County, MS
82.5
48.5
33Humphreys County, MS
82.3
48.3
34Lincoln County, MS
82.3
41.6
35Bolivar County, MS
81.5
33.3
36Coahoma County, MS
81.3
44.8
37Sharkey County, MS
80.8
57
38Wayne County, MS
80.4
41.9
39Monroe County, MS
80.3
47.5
40Leake County, MS
79.6
49
41Attala County, MS
79.4
49.3
42Jasper County, MS
78.8
53.9
43Tippah County, MS
78.5
56.7
44Clarke County, MS
78.1
60.7
45Greene County, MS
77.7
55
46Alcorn County, MS
77.6
43.8
47Montgomery County, MS
76.7
58
48Leflore County, MS
75.8
46.3
49Washington County, MS
73.4
48.4
50Yalobusha County, MS
73.3
47.1
51Simpson County, MS
72.7
55.8
52Lawrence County, MS
72.2
56.8
53Itawamba County, MS
71.7
55.1
54Jones County, MS
70.8
40.7
55Scott County, MS
66.5
42.8
56Pontotoc County, MS
65.6
43.1
57Panola County, MS
63.7
43.3
58Pike County, MS
63
37.9
59Pearl River County, MS
60.6
42.5
60Grenada County, MS
59.1
34.8
61Union County, MS
59.1
45.1
62Yazoo County, MS
58.6
45.4
63Stone County, MS
58.1
38.6
64George County, MS
57.7
40.5
65Lauderdale County, MS
55.1
46.8
66Tunica County, MS
54.1
36.4
67Warren County, MS
46.9
31.9
68Lowndes County, MS
45.3
46.2
69Oktibbeha County, MS
45.3
33.7
70Forrest County, MS
45
30.3
71Marshall County, MS
41.9
45.3
72Tate County, MS
40.1
37.7
73Lee County, MS
36.9
33.6
74Hancock County, MS
36.2
35.6
75Hinds County, MS
33.6
38.3
76Jackson County, MS
27.9
38.6
77Harrison County, MS
27.2
30.1
78Lamar County, MS
26
47.6
79Lafayette County, MS
25.6
43.6
80Rankin County, MS
19.6
53.7
81Madison County, MS
16.4
45.8
82DeSoto County, MS
12.8
36.7

Data Source

Cost of Living data from CostByCounty. See full details at CostByCounty. Data updated February 2026.