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Ranked · Renting · Mississippi

Best cities for renters in Mississippi

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Renting” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on 2-bedroom rent, 1-bedroom rent, rent yoy, walkability. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Jackson, MS147k residents

    67/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,012/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $858/mo · walkability: 38/100

  2. 2.Greenville, MS28k residents

    62/100

    2-bedroom rent: $777/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $719/mo · walkability: 30/100

  3. 3.Meridian, MS34k residents

    58/100

    2-bedroom rent: $940/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $621/mo · walkability: 30/100

  4. 4.Gulfport, MS73k residents

    56/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,063/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $898/mo · walkability: 34/100

  5. 5.Biloxi, MS49k residents

    54/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,005/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $904/mo · walkability: 30/100

  6. 6.Tupelo, MS38k residents

    53/100

    2-bedroom rent: $971/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $847/mo · walkability: 30/100

  7. 7.Southaven, MS56k residents

    52/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,389/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,274/mo · walkability: 34/100

  8. 8.Hattiesburg, MS49k residents

    52/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,058/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $856/mo · walkability: 30/100

  9. 9.Starkville, MS26k residents

    51/100

    2-bedroom rent: $921/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $830/mo · walkability: 30/100

  10. 10.Oxford, MS26k residents

    47/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,179/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $871/mo · walkability: 30/100

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is best for renters in Mississippi?
Jackson, MS ranks first with a fit score of 67/100, followed by Greenville (62) and Meridian (58), using the "Renting" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on 2-bedroom rent, 1-bedroom rent, rent yoy, walkability, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.